Dalian Coherent Light Source revealing vacuum ultraviolet photodissociation of sulfur dioxide as an important prebiotic-O 2 source. Credit: Yuan Kaijun The provenance of oxygen (O 2) has been linked ...

Leipzig. In the atmosphere, gaseous sulfuric acid can form particles that influence the physical properties of clouds. Thus, the formation of sulfuric acid in the gas phase directly affects the ...

Volcanoes erupt, they spew ash, their scarred flanks sometimes run with both lava and landslides. But only occasionally. A less dramatic but important process is continuous gas emissions from ...

Oxygenated VOCs with low and/or extremely low vapor pressures are particularly significant to the climate. They are essential in generating atmospheric aerosols by condensing onto pre-existing aerosol ...

In September, a team led by astronomers in the United Kingdom announced that they had detected the chemical phosphine in the thick clouds of Venus. The team’s reported detection, based on observations ...