Conduction is the direct flow of heat from your warm body into your colder surroundings. In winter, all that heat escaping ...

Dr. Julien's primary areas of research are in the dynamics and instability processes in geophysical and astrophysical fluid dynamics. These include turbulent fluid convection and the effects of ...

On Pluto, icebergs floating in a sea of nitrogen ice are key to a possible explanation of the quilted appearance of the Sputnik Planum region of the dwarf planet's surface. Researchers have proposed ...

Sea ice An upside-down sea ice slab showcasing brine channels that facilitate the drainage of liquid brine and support convection along the interface. (Courtesy: Ken Golden, 2007) The thermal ...

Gold standard: image of the surface of the Sun taken by the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope. (Courtesy: NSO/AURA/NSF) An image of the Sun with the highest spatial resolution ever has been taken by the ...