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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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JUL 22, 2021Space & Astronomy
The Earth's atmosphere often muffles views from ground-based telescopes when observing space. Now, a research c ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 20, 2021Plants & Animals
Feral pigs are considered to be a destructive, menacing invasive species in several parts of the world including the sou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2021Earth & The Environment
High mountain glaciers that are melting in the Tibetan plateau in Asia contain greenhouse gases and should be counted in ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 15, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Exposure to toxic chemicals in childhood could have unlikely effects on personality, and behavioral traits in adulthood, ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 14, 2021Earth & The Environment
High-tide flooding (HTF) is a phenomenon that typically occurs in coastal regions during the highest astronomical tides ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanJUL 14, 2021Earth & The Environment
For years, researchers have been warning about the environmental consequences of deforestation in Southeast Asia, an are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2021Earth & The Environment
When it comes to climate change, the Arctic is changing faster than any other place on Earth. One reason may be because ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2021Earth & The Environment
The heat wave that has been devastating communities in western Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2021Space & Astronomy
It's been estimated that the universe began about 13.8 billion years ago in a violent explosion known as the Big Bang. R ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2021Space & Astronomy
NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have developed and successfully carried out a CRISPR-Cas9 p ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 30, 2021Space & Astronomy
In this NASA image from Bill Ingalls, a meteor can be seen in the sky, one far less destructive than the asteroid that c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2021Earth & The Environment
Some have suggested that excess atmospheric carbon can promote plant growth, and maybe bigger plants would take up more ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research from the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory discusses the anthropogenic ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 24, 2021Space & Astronomy
Modern spacecraft are typically made out of carbon fiber composites. Now, however, the European Space Agency has announc ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 22, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Communications aims to explain how volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Per ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 21, 2021Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications reports higher projections of extreme urban heat waves than p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 16, 2021Microbiology
There may be a trillion species of microbes on the planet, so clearly there's still a lot we don't know about these micr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2021Earth & The Environment
A novel approach to predicting global climate forecasts has been described in the journals Earth System Science Dat ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 12, 2021Earth & The Environment
Scientists have long been trying to account for deep seafloor methane emissions – why is it that the gas leaking f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 08, 2021Space & Astronomy
The auroras that are the northern lights have captured the imagination of people for thousands of years. While theories ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 08, 2021Space & Astronomy
When magnetized plasma is released from the surface of the sun in a phenomenon known as coronal mass ejections, they can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2021Earth & The Environment
Two new studies suggest that Earth’s most recent ice age, which occurred approximately 20,000 years ago, was not q ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 01, 2021Space & Astronomy
Mars has a thin atmosphere without much humidity, making cloudy days rare. But clouds can be found sometimes near the Ma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2021Space & Astronomy
Researchers have that there was four times more soot in the pre-industrial Southern Hemisphere's atmosphere than pre ...Written By: Annie Lennon
JUL 22, 2021
Space & Astronomy
The Earth's atmosphere often muffles views from ground-based telescopes when observing space. Now, a research c
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 20, 2021
Plants & Animals
Feral pigs are considered to be a destructive, menacing invasive species in several parts of the world including the sou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2021
Earth & The Environment
High mountain glaciers that are melting in the Tibetan plateau in Asia contain greenhouse gases and should be counted in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 15, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Exposure to toxic chemicals in childhood could have unlikely effects on personality, and behavioral traits in adulthood,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 14, 2021
Earth & The Environment
High-tide flooding (HTF) is a phenomenon that typically occurs in coastal regions during the highest astronomical tides
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
JUL 14, 2021
Earth & The Environment
For years, researchers have been warning about the environmental consequences of deforestation in Southeast Asia, an are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2021
Earth & The Environment
When it comes to climate change, the Arctic is changing faster than any other place on Earth. One reason may be because
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2021
Earth & The Environment
The heat wave that has been devastating communities in western Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2021
Space & Astronomy
It's been estimated that the universe began about 13.8 billion years ago in a violent explosion known as the Big Bang. R
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2021
Space & Astronomy
NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have developed and successfully carried out a CRISPR-Cas9 p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 30, 2021
Space & Astronomy
In this NASA image from Bill Ingalls, a meteor can be seen in the sky, one far less destructive than the asteroid that c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Some have suggested that excess atmospheric carbon can promote plant growth, and maybe bigger plants would take up more
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research from the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory discusses the anthropogenic
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 24, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Modern spacecraft are typically made out of carbon fiber composites. Now, however, the European Space Agency has announc
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Communications aims to explain how volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Per
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 21, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications reports higher projections of extreme urban heat waves than p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 16, 2021
Microbiology
There may be a trillion species of microbes on the planet, so clearly there's still a lot we don't know about these micr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A novel approach to predicting global climate forecasts has been described in the journals Earth System Science Dat
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 12, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have long been trying to account for deep seafloor methane emissions – why is it that the gas leaking f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 08, 2021
Space & Astronomy
The auroras that are the northern lights have captured the imagination of people for thousands of years. While theories
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 08, 2021
Space & Astronomy
When magnetized plasma is released from the surface of the sun in a phenomenon known as coronal mass ejections, they can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Two new studies suggest that Earth’s most recent ice age, which occurred approximately 20,000 years ago, was not q
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 01, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Mars has a thin atmosphere without much humidity, making cloudy days rare. But clouds can be found sometimes near the Ma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have that there was four times more soot in the pre-industrial Southern Hemisphere's atmosphere than pre
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon