A new study has revealed significant changes in the strength and position of the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds over the past 11,000 years. Using sediment samples from a remote lake perched on a ...

Changes in wind patterns play the leading role in influencing often devastating tropical rainfall changes, rather than simply ...

The maximum Antarctic sea ice extent in 2023, shown here, was the lowest on record. The yellow line shows the average winter maximum of satellite observations from 1981 to 2010. New research shows ...

Instead, the wind blowing further out at sea is the real culprit. These offshore winds accounted for 30 to 50% of the water level changes. The research also found a specific regional wind pattern that ...

The Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural sciences, health sciences, applied sciences and social sciences, according to their ...