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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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MAR 22, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Global Biogeochemical Cycles sheds fresh light on the inner workings of the g ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 18, 2021Space & Astronomy
Researchers have hypothesized that a certain mechanism may mean there are many more water-rich planets with atmospheres ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 18, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Although everyone’s relieved to see the snow melting into springtime, have you ever thought about what snowflakes ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 16, 2021Space & Astronomy
Many years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was able to catch a glimpse of amazing auroras that occur on Jupiter. Now res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research pinpoints when we can expect the ocean to turn from a CFC sink into a CFC source. CFCs are ozone-depleting ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 12, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research from the University of Houston reevaluates the role of the asthenosphere in tectonic plate movement. Accord ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 11, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A team from the University of Sydney's School of Civil Engineering has designed a method to improve the recycling of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 09, 2021Plants & Animals
Many issues plague the iconic orcas of the Pacific Northwest United States, including declining salmon populations. ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 09, 2021Space & Astronomy
Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx have spent years trying to intercept asteroids & collect samples. This meteor made it a little ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2021Space & Astronomy
This image by RenderArea is an artistic impression of the surface of a newly discovered, scorching hot, rocky, super-Ear ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2021Space & Astronomy
For the first time, researchers from the University of Bern in Switzerland have found evidence of tectonic activity on a ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 05, 2021Plants & Animals
The world's coral reefs face numerous threats, including climate change, pollution, and habitat loss. Since 2014, an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 05, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature takes a fresh look at the inescapable anthropogenic impacts on the planet, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 04, 2021Immunology
There’s bad news for pollen allergy sufferers: New research has shown that climate change is making hay fever seas ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 03, 2021Plants & Animals
Vocal communication is a primary key to survival for many species, including the Arctic Ocean's bearded seals. Accor ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 02, 2021Earth & The Environment
NASA has predicted 15 inches of sea level rise by 2100. By that same year, the IPCC predicts atmospheric CO2 concentrati ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 21, 2021Space & Astronomy
As we move through space, the magnetic field of the planet, which (the dynamo theory states is) generated by its metal c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that the lakes underneath Antarctica’s thick ice could be home to more microbial life than t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 16, 2021Earth & The Environment
It comes as no surprise that scientists are interested in decoding the enigma of carbon cycling in the oceans- after all ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 03, 2021Space & Astronomy
NASA's Perseverance Rover will be reaching Mars soon and it will have to go through a seven minute descent before we kno ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2021Earth & The Environment
According to new research presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union recently, coal mines release ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 01, 2021Earth & The Environment
Research published last month in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Physics tracks the Yangtze River during the in ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 28, 2021Chemistry & Physics
In a report published recently in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, researchers from MIT describe an elabo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 27, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment contemplates a post-apocalyptic world, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Global Biogeochemical Cycles sheds fresh light on the inner workings of the g
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 18, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have hypothesized that a certain mechanism may mean there are many more water-rich planets with atmospheres
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 18, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Although everyone’s relieved to see the snow melting into springtime, have you ever thought about what snowflakes
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 16, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Many years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was able to catch a glimpse of amazing auroras that occur on Jupiter. Now res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research pinpoints when we can expect the ocean to turn from a CFC sink into a CFC source. CFCs are ozone-depleting
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 12, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research from the University of Houston reevaluates the role of the asthenosphere in tectonic plate movement. Accord
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 11, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A team from the University of Sydney's School of Civil Engineering has designed a method to improve the recycling of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
Many issues plague the iconic orcas of the Pacific Northwest United States, including declining salmon populations.
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 09, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx have spent years trying to intercept asteroids & collect samples. This meteor made it a little
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2021
Space & Astronomy
This image by RenderArea is an artistic impression of the surface of a newly discovered, scorching hot, rocky, super-Ear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2021
Space & Astronomy
For the first time, researchers from the University of Bern in Switzerland have found evidence of tectonic activity on a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 05, 2021
Plants & Animals
The world's coral reefs face numerous threats, including climate change, pollution, and habitat loss. Since 2014, an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 05, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature takes a fresh look at the inescapable anthropogenic impacts on the planet,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 04, 2021
Immunology
There’s bad news for pollen allergy sufferers: New research has shown that climate change is making hay fever seas
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 03, 2021
Plants & Animals
Vocal communication is a primary key to survival for many species, including the Arctic Ocean's bearded seals. Accor
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 02, 2021
Earth & The Environment
NASA has predicted 15 inches of sea level rise by 2100. By that same year, the IPCC predicts atmospheric CO2 concentrati
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 21, 2021
Space & Astronomy
As we move through space, the magnetic field of the planet, which (the dynamo theory states is) generated by its metal c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that the lakes underneath Antarctica’s thick ice could be home to more microbial life than t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 16, 2021
Earth & The Environment
It comes as no surprise that scientists are interested in decoding the enigma of carbon cycling in the oceans- after all
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 03, 2021
Space & Astronomy
NASA's Perseverance Rover will be reaching Mars soon and it will have to go through a seven minute descent before we kno
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2021
Earth & The Environment
According to new research presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union recently, coal mines release
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 01, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Research published last month in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Physics tracks the Yangtze River during the in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 28, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
In a report published recently in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, researchers from MIT describe an elabo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 27, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment contemplates a post-apocalyptic world,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan