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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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SEP 05, 2018Space & Astronomy
Although NASA’s Cassini mission ended almost one full year ago, researchers continue to analyze the stream of data ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 05, 2018Microbiology
Nitrogen runoff has been linked to lake health for many years; it was unclear, however, whether reducing nitrogen runoff ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA is currently eyeballing Friday, September 7th for the third consecutive launch of its Focusing Optics X-ray Solar I ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 04, 2018Earth & The Environment
Land ecosystems play a huge role in keeping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Besides the ocean, they are perhaps th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 03, 2018Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to NASA and SpaceX lately, then you might’ve caught wind about their mut ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 28, 2018Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is the largest-known planet in the solar system, and planetary scientists have been debating about how it formed ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 28, 2018Earth & The Environment
The Miombo woodlands extend over 2.5 million square kilometers across Africa, passing through Angola, Zambia, Tanzania a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 23, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Parts of our world already have to deal with periods of drought, and it may only get worse.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2018Earth & The Environment
New research from scientists in Israel suggests that when a specific species of phytoplankton called Emiliania huxleyi i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 16, 2018Earth & The Environment
New research from scientists at the University of California, Berkeley has set out to think more critically about an ide ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 16, 2018Chemistry & Physics
The atomic age gave birth to a pair of unlikely twins: onet being nuclear reactor technology that supplies us low-carbon ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 15, 2018Space & Astronomy
While chemical burn rockets are the industry standard for launching spacecraft beyond Earth’s atmosphere, the bigg ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 15, 2018Space & Astronomy
Exoplanetary research is a hot commodity among astronomers. Not only can it teach us more about planetary formation and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 13, 2018Earth & The Environment
Flash back to the last deglaciation, some 19,000–9,000 years ago. During this time, atmospheric CO2 increased sign ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 13, 2018Plants & Animals
Animal conservationists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently happened upon a distres ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 12, 2018Space & Astronomy
There’s been some serious hype regarding NASA’s Parker Solar Probe in recent memory, but now all that hype i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 07, 2018Earth & The Environment
Research coming from a new study published in the journal Climate and Atmospheric Science suggests that that low Arctic ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 06, 2018Cardiology
Low levels of air pollution can cause heart remodeling similar to early stages of heart failure.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 02, 2018Microbiology
Temperatures are on the rise, and it seems soil will become another factor in how our climate changes.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Ecological Applications thinks that seagrass meadows could be the answer to alleviating ocean a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 30, 2018Space & Astronomy
Mars is a bleak and lifeless place today, at least when compared to Earth’s standards. With that in mind, it&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 29, 2018Space & Astronomy
Depending on location, those that turned their attention to the night sky on Friday, July 27th might have noticed a part ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 27, 2018Videos
Lunar eclipses can be fun to observe, but have you ever wondered why the Moon turns red during the event? As it turns ou ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 25, 2018Videos
Lightning frequently strikes airplanes as they fly through the clouds thousands of feet above the Earth’s surface, ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
SEP 05, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Although NASA’s Cassini mission ended almost one full year ago, researchers continue to analyze the stream of data
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 05, 2018
Microbiology
Nitrogen runoff has been linked to lake health for many years; it was unclear, however, whether reducing nitrogen runoff
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA is currently eyeballing Friday, September 7th for the third consecutive launch of its Focusing Optics X-ray Solar I
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 04, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Land ecosystems play a huge role in keeping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Besides the ocean, they are perhaps th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 03, 2018
Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to NASA and SpaceX lately, then you might’ve caught wind about their mut
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 28, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is the largest-known planet in the solar system, and planetary scientists have been debating about how it formed
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 28, 2018
Earth & The Environment
The Miombo woodlands extend over 2.5 million square kilometers across Africa, passing through Angola, Zambia, Tanzania a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 23, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Parts of our world already have to deal with periods of drought, and it may only get worse.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2018
Earth & The Environment
New research from scientists in Israel suggests that when a specific species of phytoplankton called Emiliania huxleyi i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 16, 2018
Earth & The Environment
New research from scientists at the University of California, Berkeley has set out to think more critically about an ide
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 16, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The atomic age gave birth to a pair of unlikely twins: onet being nuclear reactor technology that supplies us low-carbon
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 15, 2018
Space & Astronomy
While chemical burn rockets are the industry standard for launching spacecraft beyond Earth’s atmosphere, the bigg
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 15, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Exoplanetary research is a hot commodity among astronomers. Not only can it teach us more about planetary formation and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 13, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Flash back to the last deglaciation, some 19,000–9,000 years ago. During this time, atmospheric CO2 increased sign
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 13, 2018
Plants & Animals
Animal conservationists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently happened upon a distres
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 12, 2018
Space & Astronomy
There’s been some serious hype regarding NASA’s Parker Solar Probe in recent memory, but now all that hype i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Research coming from a new study published in the journal Climate and Atmospheric Science suggests that that low Arctic
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 06, 2018
Cardiology
Low levels of air pollution can cause heart remodeling similar to early stages of heart failure.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 02, 2018
Microbiology
Temperatures are on the rise, and it seems soil will become another factor in how our climate changes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Ecological Applications thinks that seagrass meadows could be the answer to alleviating ocean a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 30, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Mars is a bleak and lifeless place today, at least when compared to Earth’s standards. With that in mind, it&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 29, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Depending on location, those that turned their attention to the night sky on Friday, July 27th might have noticed a part
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 27, 2018
Videos
Lunar eclipses can be fun to observe, but have you ever wondered why the Moon turns red during the event? As it turns ou
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 25, 2018
Videos
Lightning frequently strikes airplanes as they fly through the clouds thousands of feet above the Earth’s surface,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard