(THE CONVERSATION) Weather forecasting is a powerful tool. During hurricane season, for instance, meteorologists create computer simulations to forecast how these destructive storms form and where ...

A team of scientists has warned that we need a better system for detecting space tornadoes caused by plasma eruptions from the sun. These spirals of solar wind can lead to large solar eruptions that ...

A new study published in The Astrophysical Journalis sounding the alarm about swirling solar wind structures that may pose an underestimated threat to Earth’s technological systems. Researchers have ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, University of Michigan and Ward B. (Chip) Manchester, ...