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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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DEC 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 SullivanNOV 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The sun emits different kinds of light and rays including visible and ultraviolet (UV) and infrared. Some of those forms ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2020Earth & The Environment
Days ago, a new satellite was launched from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 23, 2020Plants & Animals
Our oceans are becoming more acidic; their pH is going down as they absorb CO2 from Earth's atmosphere. It's thought tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2020Space & Astronomy
W/hile renewable energy technologies have developed exponentially in recent years, a major barrier towards their adoptio ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 19, 2020Space & Astronomy
Mars was once a planet with oceans of water. So what happened to all of it? Researchers used a tool called MAVEN (Mars A ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2020Plants & Animals
For some people, it's easier to grasp the magnitude of a problem once it can be visualized.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Science Advances urges the necessity of reducing carbon dioxide and aerosol p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 14, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have found that the rings in Earth's ancient trees may hold evid ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 13, 2020Earth & The Environment
Research from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has reconstructed the patterns of historical tropical cycl ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 07, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers have identified an exoplanet that appears to have an atmosphere composed of vaporized rock and oceans runnin ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 02, 2020Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have detected Cyclopropenylidene (C3H2) on Titan, one of Saturn's 53 confirmed moons. While the molecule ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 27, 2020Space & Astronomy
Neptune was once known as a gas giant, but after scientists found that it was composed of heavy and volatile elements it ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
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
NOV 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The sun emits different kinds of light and rays including visible and ultraviolet (UV) and infrared. Some of those forms
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Days ago, a new satellite was launched from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 23, 2020
Plants & Animals
Our oceans are becoming more acidic; their pH is going down as they absorb CO2 from Earth's atmosphere. It's thought tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2020
Space & Astronomy
W/hile renewable energy technologies have developed exponentially in recent years, a major barrier towards their adoptio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 19, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Mars was once a planet with oceans of water. So what happened to all of it? Researchers used a tool called MAVEN (Mars A
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2020
Plants & Animals
For some people, it's easier to grasp the magnitude of a problem once it can be visualized.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Science Advances urges the necessity of reducing carbon dioxide and aerosol p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 14, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have found that the rings in Earth's ancient trees may hold evid
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 13, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Research from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has reconstructed the patterns of historical tropical cycl
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have identified an exoplanet that appears to have an atmosphere composed of vaporized rock and oceans runnin
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 02, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have detected Cyclopropenylidene (C3H2) on Titan, one of Saturn's 53 confirmed moons. While the molecule
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 27, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Neptune was once known as a gas giant, but after scientists found that it was composed of heavy and volatile elements it
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch