This coffeesode discusses a pathbreaking research article proposing that mysterious anomalies in Earth's atmosphere, such as unexpected stratospheric temperature variations and correlations between atmospheric ionization and earthquake activity, are caused by axion quark nuggets (AQNs) a type of dark matter. AQNs are hypothetical dark matter particles that interact weakly in diffuse environments but strongly in dense environments like planets. The discussion suggests that AQNs, gravitationally focused by the solar system, deposit energy in Earth's atmosphere, explaining the observed correlations with planetary positions. This also potentially explains other unexplained phenomena, such as unusual cosmic ray events.

Reference- Zhitnitsky, A.; Maroudas, M. Mysterious Anomalies in Earth’s
Atmosphere and Strongly Interacting Dark Matter. Symmetry 2025, 17, 79.

https://doi.org/10.3390/sym17010079

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