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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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JUN 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 LennonMAY 21, 2021Space & Astronomy
For some time, scientists have supported the ‘Oxygen Control Hypothesis’. The theory states that higher leve ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 20, 2021Earth & The Environment
African tropical rainforests fared surprisingly well despite extreme drought and heat from the most recent El Niñ ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 17, 2021Earth & The Environment
Hydrological dams have been portrayed as green, renewable energy capable of aiding in the transition away from fossil fu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 16, 2021Space & Astronomy
It may get dark at night, but there's still light in the sky in even the darkest places. This low glow comes from natura ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2021Space & Astronomy
In the next few days, part of a rocket that put China's new space station into orbit will fall back to Earth in an uncon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2021Space & Astronomy
Although Venus is our planet’s closest neighbour, its fundamental properties have remained largely unknown. Now th ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 02, 2021Plants & Animals
New work in Nature Climate Change has determined that in the last decade, the Brazilian Amazon released over 20% more ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2021Plants & Animals
The oldest environmental holiday in the United States is Arbor Day, celebrated on April 30. It's a day for inspiring peo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2021Microbiology
Scientists are noting that rock-dissolving microbes in the ocean may be contributing to climate change and should be tak ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2021Space & Astronomy
Researchers from Arizona State University have suggested that two giant blobs of rock cupping the Earth's core are l ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 15, 2021Earth & The Environment
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a high-detail map to track phytoplankton in the ocean ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 13, 2021Earth & The Environment
Agriculturalists across Europe are tense with worry for their crops. After a temptingly warm weather week at the end of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 13, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Does the presence of oxygen mean the existence of life? That’s a question that scientists have been debating over ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 12, 2021Space & Astronomy
An international team of scientists has found that each year, 5,200 tons of dust falls from space to Earth. This far out ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 10, 2021Space & Astronomy
There are currently around 900,000 pieces of man-made space junk orbiting Earth- mostly from now-defunct satellit ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
A study published in Nature Geoscience reports new findings on the effects that erosion has on the carbon cycle. The stu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 07, 2021Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in Nature Geoscience suggests the need to reconsider the sources of methane entering our atmo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 07, 2021Chemistry & Physics
In a new study published in JACS Au, Osaka University researchers report having developed a single-crystal cobalt phosph ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 06, 2021Earth & The Environment
A new study, led by, has yielded the first-ever multi-year ambient PM2.5 dataset in Kinshasa and Brazzaville. The team d ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 02, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A comprehensive study published in the journal Aerosol Science and Technology reports on the filtration efficiency of a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
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
MAY 21, 2021
Space & Astronomy
For some time, scientists have supported the ‘Oxygen Control Hypothesis’. The theory states that higher leve
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 20, 2021
Earth & The Environment
African tropical rainforests fared surprisingly well despite extreme drought and heat from the most recent El Niñ
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 17, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Hydrological dams have been portrayed as green, renewable energy capable of aiding in the transition away from fossil fu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 16, 2021
Space & Astronomy
It may get dark at night, but there's still light in the sky in even the darkest places. This low glow comes from natura
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2021
Space & Astronomy
In the next few days, part of a rocket that put China's new space station into orbit will fall back to Earth in an uncon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Although Venus is our planet’s closest neighbour, its fundamental properties have remained largely unknown. Now th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 02, 2021
Plants & Animals
New work in Nature Climate Change has determined that in the last decade, the Brazilian Amazon released over 20% more ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
The oldest environmental holiday in the United States is Arbor Day, celebrated on April 30. It's a day for inspiring peo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists are noting that rock-dissolving microbes in the ocean may be contributing to climate change and should be tak
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Researchers from Arizona State University have suggested that two giant blobs of rock cupping the Earth's core are l
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 15, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a high-detail map to track phytoplankton in the ocean
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 13, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Agriculturalists across Europe are tense with worry for their crops. After a temptingly warm weather week at the end of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 13, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Does the presence of oxygen mean the existence of life? That’s a question that scientists have been debating over
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 12, 2021
Space & Astronomy
An international team of scientists has found that each year, 5,200 tons of dust falls from space to Earth. This far out
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 10, 2021
Space & Astronomy
There are currently around 900,000 pieces of man-made space junk orbiting Earth- mostly from now-defunct satellit
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A study published in Nature Geoscience reports new findings on the effects that erosion has on the carbon cycle. The stu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 07, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in Nature Geoscience suggests the need to reconsider the sources of methane entering our atmo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 07, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
In a new study published in JACS Au, Osaka University researchers report having developed a single-crystal cobalt phosph
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 06, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A new study, led by, has yielded the first-ever multi-year ambient PM2.5 dataset in Kinshasa and Brazzaville. The team d
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 02, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A comprehensive study published in the journal Aerosol Science and Technology reports on the filtration efficiency of a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan