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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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JAN 21, 2021Plants & Animals
The gray whale population along the east coast of the Pacific Ocean has undergone a significant decline. Earlier this we ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 18, 2021Microbiology
For decades, scientists have been sounding the alarm about rising carbon dioxide levels in our planet's atmosphere, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2021Earth & The Environment
It will likely come as no surprise that 2020 held another record that we wish it didn’t: hottest year on record. W ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 16, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research published in Geophysical Research Letters reports more glum climate news: the northwestern Pacifi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 05, 2021Space & Astronomy
As scientists are learning more about microbes existing in the higher echelons of the Earth's atmosphere, they are b ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 03, 2021Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have readdressed the claims put ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 01, 2021Earth & The Environment
New data from river basins in the Asian Monsoon region reconstruct the histories of annual river discharge from 41 river ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 29, 2020Space & Astronomy
The fact that the Sun's distant atmosphere is significantly hotter than its surface has been a topic of confusion in ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 28, 2020Space & Astronomy
On December 14, 2020, there was a total solar eclipse that could be seen in Chile and Argentina. Now scientists have rev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research from Penn State and AGC Inc. in Japan reports that the silica glass used in fiber optic cables would be mor ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 22, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research published in PNAS suggests that not as much carbon dioxide is being removed from the atmosphere by way ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 21, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A study published recently in the journal Physical Review Letters highlights the discovery of a new hydrogen clathr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 21, 2020Earth & The Environment
Scientists from Northwestern have published new findings on the factors that triggered the oceanic anoxic event (OA ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 19, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Despite its resemblance to Earth, Mars, our planetary neighbor, is not exactly a friendly environment for human explorer ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 18, 2020Microbiology
Research has shown that air pollution & smoke can have serious detrimental health effects. Now scientists have revealed ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2020Technology
Today, we depend on powerful computers to make the most accurate predictions of our coming weather. However, these compu ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 15, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research published today in Frontiers in Marine Science by an international collaboration of scientists urges f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 15, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A team of scientists from Penn State has developed a new, flexible cement made from nanomaterials that could help solve ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 14, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research describes how scientists from the University of Graz, the Kanzelhöhe Solar Observatory (Austria), and ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 07, 2020Earth & The Environment
In a new study published in the journal Animal Biotelemetry, researchers report on the development of an applicatio ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 07, 2020Plants & Animals
NOAA researchers used video taken on an underwater expedition to identify a new species of comb jellyfish, or ctenophore ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2020Space & Astronomy
The National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope produced this stunning image of a sunspot earlier thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union highlights the future of our continents & ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 01, 2020Chemistry & Physics
In a collaboration between scientists in Japan and the United States, a new study has been published in the journal ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 21, 2021
Plants & Animals
The gray whale population along the east coast of the Pacific Ocean has undergone a significant decline. Earlier this we
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 18, 2021
Microbiology
For decades, scientists have been sounding the alarm about rising carbon dioxide levels in our planet's atmosphere, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2021
Earth & The Environment
It will likely come as no surprise that 2020 held another record that we wish it didn’t: hottest year on record. W
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 16, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Geophysical Research Letters reports more glum climate news: the northwestern Pacifi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 05, 2021
Space & Astronomy
As scientists are learning more about microbes existing in the higher echelons of the Earth's atmosphere, they are b
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 03, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have readdressed the claims put
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 01, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New data from river basins in the Asian Monsoon region reconstruct the histories of annual river discharge from 41 river
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 29, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The fact that the Sun's distant atmosphere is significantly hotter than its surface has been a topic of confusion in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 28, 2020
Space & Astronomy
On December 14, 2020, there was a total solar eclipse that could be seen in Chile and Argentina. Now scientists have rev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research from Penn State and AGC Inc. in Japan reports that the silica glass used in fiber optic cables would be mor
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 22, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published in PNAS suggests that not as much carbon dioxide is being removed from the atmosphere by way
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 21, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A study published recently in the journal Physical Review Letters highlights the discovery of a new hydrogen clathr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 21, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Scientists from Northwestern have published new findings on the factors that triggered the oceanic anoxic event (OA
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 19, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Despite its resemblance to Earth, Mars, our planetary neighbor, is not exactly a friendly environment for human explorer
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 18, 2020
Microbiology
Research has shown that air pollution & smoke can have serious detrimental health effects. Now scientists have revealed
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2020
Technology
Today, we depend on powerful computers to make the most accurate predictions of our coming weather. However, these compu
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 15, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published today in Frontiers in Marine Science by an international collaboration of scientists urges f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 15, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A team of scientists from Penn State has developed a new, flexible cement made from nanomaterials that could help solve
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 14, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research describes how scientists from the University of Graz, the Kanzelhöhe Solar Observatory (Austria), and
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 07, 2020
Earth & The Environment
In a new study published in the journal Animal Biotelemetry, researchers report on the development of an applicatio
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 07, 2020
Plants & Animals
NOAA researchers used video taken on an underwater expedition to identify a new species of comb jellyfish, or ctenophore
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope produced this stunning image of a sunspot earlier thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union highlights the future of our continents &
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 01, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
In a collaboration between scientists in Japan and the United States, a new study has been published in the journal
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan