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Mother Nature

The living planet: animals, plants, weather, oceans and the forces that shape the Earth, explained from field research and scientific records.

3 articles on Your Daily Science

Why Is the Sky Blue? Rayleigh Scattering Explained

Why the sky is blue, why sunsets turn red and why clouds are white: the physics of light scattering explained, from Tyndall and Rayleigh to today.

Mother Nature · 4 min read

How Lightning Works, and How to Stay Safe

How a thunderstorm builds up enough charge to make lightning, why thunder follows, where lightning strikes most, and the one safety rule that matters.

Mother Nature · 4 min read

Climate Consensus: Where the 97 Percent Comes From

The famous 97 percent is not one poll. Here is what each major study counted, what critics said, and what the scientific record shows.

Investigation · 4 min read