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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 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 SullivanJAN 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 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
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