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Atmosphere
The atmosphere consists of a layer of gas surrounding a planet. It is held in place by the gravitational forces of the planet itself. The atmosphere of Earth contains nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, and other trace gases.
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NOV 09, 2021Space & Astronomy
Carl Sagan was born November 9, 1934, 87 years ago today. He would go on to become one of the most influential voices in ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 31, 2021Space & Astronomy
Water can assume an astonishing array of conformations. It can be a liquid, vapor, or different kinds of solids. Scienti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2021Microbiology
The atmospheric levels of methane, which is known to be a potent greenhouse gas, have been steadily increasing for many ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2021Space & Astronomy
A new report in Nature has shown that water had a pivotal role in shaping the surface of Mars, just as the Perseverance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2021Chemistry & Physics
The 2021 lineup for one of the world’s most prestigious awards has been announced, and the medal for physics has b ...Written By: Matthew LundySEP 29, 2021Cardiology
Human activities such as burning fossil fuels have been the primary driver of climate change over the past two centuries ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 29, 2021Space & Astronomy
This meteor may have caused a blast as large as the one in the Tunguska Event, and totally flattened a city.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Optical Imaging in Tissue with Near-Infrared Dyes Written By Christopher Pratt, PhD Go Long to See Deeper Imaging ...SEP 10, 2021Earth & The Environment
Wildfires are becoming a common occurrence in the Western US, and wildfires are expected to increase in severity and num ...Written By: Samantha LottAUG 27, 2021Space & Astronomy
An image of Saturn's moon Titan on November 11, 1980 during Voyager 1's flyby. Courtesy NASA/JPL-CalTech/Kevin M. GillWritten By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2021Microbiology
Scientists are concerned about a virus they've recently identified in Fraser's dolphins. Though the disease has already ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2021Earth & The Environment
COVID-19 lockdowns have reduced human activities and, subsequently, a reduction in air-polluting emissions. Air quality ...Written By: Samantha LottAUG 11, 2021Earth & The Environment
On Monday, August 9th, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the first of their newest set of cl ...Written By: Matthew LundyAUG 11, 2021Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have solved Jupiter's 'Energy Crisis', a long-standing issue that has puzzled scientists for dec ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 10, 2021Space & Astronomy
As much of the US swelters in a heat wave this week, cloud cover is also predicted to be low in many places. While there ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2021Space & Astronomy
An international collaboration of researchers has identified a rocky exoplanet half the size of Venus, making it the low ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 05, 2021Earth & The Environment
A decline in the concentration of atmospheric CO2 drove the Earth’s climate to change from warm to ice-cold around ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 03, 2021Microbiology
Our atmosphere is about 20 percent oxygen, which life on our planet needs to survive. It's thought that billions of year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2021Earth & The Environment
The megadrought affecting the western United States is not letting up, even though the monsoon season has begun. The lat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2021Space & Astronomy
Scientists have spotted evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon, Ganymede. The corresponding stu ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 29, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Sitting just below our ocean’s surface is a host of often overlooked organisms; ones who help connect our world&rs ...Written By: Matthew LundyJUL 28, 2021Earth & The Environment
Everything in our world, including us, is made up of chemicals. But some of those chemicals are very harmful to the natu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2021Microbiology
Microbes live everywhere, even in the open ocean. They have to compete for survival just like other organisms but even t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2021Earth & The Environment
For many years scientists have been investigating the role of clouds in global warming. Using satellite measurements to ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Carl Sagan was born November 9, 1934, 87 years ago today. He would go on to become one of the most influential voices in
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 31, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Water can assume an astonishing array of conformations. It can be a liquid, vapor, or different kinds of solids. Scienti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2021
Microbiology
The atmospheric levels of methane, which is known to be a potent greenhouse gas, have been steadily increasing for many
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2021
Space & Astronomy
A new report in Nature has shown that water had a pivotal role in shaping the surface of Mars, just as the Perseverance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
The 2021 lineup for one of the world’s most prestigious awards has been announced, and the medal for physics has b
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
SEP 29, 2021
Cardiology
Human activities such as burning fossil fuels have been the primary driver of climate change over the past two centuries
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 29, 2021
Space & Astronomy
This meteor may have caused a blast as large as the one in the Tunguska Event, and totally flattened a city.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Optical Imaging in Tissue with Near-Infrared Dyes Written By Christopher Pratt, PhD Go Long to See Deeper Imaging
...
SEP 10, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Wildfires are becoming a common occurrence in the Western US, and wildfires are expected to increase in severity and num
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 27, 2021
Space & Astronomy
An image of Saturn's moon Titan on November 11, 1980 during Voyager 1's flyby. Courtesy NASA/JPL-CalTech/Kevin M. Gill
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists are concerned about a virus they've recently identified in Fraser's dolphins. Though the disease has already
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2021
Earth & The Environment
COVID-19 lockdowns have reduced human activities and, subsequently, a reduction in air-polluting emissions. Air quality
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 11, 2021
Earth & The Environment
On Monday, August 9th, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the first of their newest set of cl
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
AUG 11, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have solved Jupiter's 'Energy Crisis', a long-standing issue that has puzzled scientists for dec
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 10, 2021
Space & Astronomy
As much of the US swelters in a heat wave this week, cloud cover is also predicted to be low in many places. While there
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2021
Space & Astronomy
An international collaboration of researchers has identified a rocky exoplanet half the size of Venus, making it the low
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 05, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A decline in the concentration of atmospheric CO2 drove the Earth’s climate to change from warm to ice-cold around
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 03, 2021
Microbiology
Our atmosphere is about 20 percent oxygen, which life on our planet needs to survive. It's thought that billions of year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2021
Earth & The Environment
The megadrought affecting the western United States is not letting up, even though the monsoon season has begun. The lat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have spotted evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon, Ganymede. The corresponding stu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 29, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Sitting just below our ocean’s surface is a host of often overlooked organisms; ones who help connect our world&rs
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
JUL 28, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Everything in our world, including us, is made up of chemicals. But some of those chemicals are very harmful to the natu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2021
Microbiology
Microbes live everywhere, even in the open ocean. They have to compete for survival just like other organisms but even t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2021
Earth & The Environment
For many years scientists have been investigating the role of clouds in global warming. Using satellite measurements to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch