Even the Environmental Defense Fund has highlighted the risks. The group’s own position on geoengineering says this: ...

But what if it's not always that simple? A new study by Clark University reveals a hidden factor, the albedo effect, that could turn a well-intended tree-planting project into a climate misstep.

An early melt can lead to a few issues. Snow has a "high albedo," meaning it reflects a lot of sunlight back into space. When there is no snow, the sunlight is absorbed by the ground. The ground ...

Sporting a diameter of 320 miles, Pallas checks in as the third-largest rock of the main belt. Its reflectivity, or albedo, ...

Snow water equivalent (SWE) at the end of May was above average in the central Rocky Mountains and slightly to severely below ...

Such “arctic amplification” is a result of the ice-albedo feedback. What’s that? NOAA’s Ocean Service website explains, “When ...

The research team of Professor Maoshan Li, has long been engaged in studying atmospheric boundary layer and land surface ...

By Jake Ables, director of concrete promotion, Silvi Materials When choosing a pavement surface for large-scale industrial ...

East Window: “Are You OK? A Trans Survival Project,” photography by Jesse Freidin, up through June 22; “SALAF,” a series of ...

A team of researchers analyzing previously unpublished images of Mars's moon Phobos have found hints that the unusual moon is ...

It’s June now, which means the official start of the summer season is just a few weeks away. With that, pet owners need to be ...