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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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AUG 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 BouchardJUL 23, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Plants of the future may not need to be fertilized; they might create their own nutrients. That could be a huge relief f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2018Videos
One-fourth of Louisiana’s coastline has already disappeared since just the 1930s. Every hour, Louisiana loses abou ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 17, 2018Space & Astronomy
Jupiter, with its immense gravitational influence over the solar system, has always possessed a rather excessive number ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 17, 2018Chemistry & Physics
The most obvious drawback of renewable energy such as solar and wind energy is that their production lacks continuity. A ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 17, 2018Microbiology
As permafrost starts to thaw out, it's exposing untold numbers of new bacteria, which can spew out methane.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2018Earth & The Environment
Flashback about 16,000 years ago. During this time, the Southern Ocean was experiencing a sudden rise in atmospheric CO2 ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 11, 2018Space & Astronomy
One of NASA’s long-term goals is to send humankind into deep space to explore other parts of the solar system; thi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2018Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s Cassini spacecraft performed its grand finale before plunging into Saturn’s atmosphere, the spac ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2018Plants & Animals
Spiders are known for having eight legs, but as it seems, these arthropods can sometimes fly using a technique known to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2018Earth & The Environment
Lay off the stormwater ponds - they’re doing more good than you know! A new study published in the journal Ec ...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
JUL 23, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Plants of the future may not need to be fertilized; they might create their own nutrients. That could be a huge relief f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2018
Videos
One-fourth of Louisiana’s coastline has already disappeared since just the 1930s. Every hour, Louisiana loses abou
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 17, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter, with its immense gravitational influence over the solar system, has always possessed a rather excessive number
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 17, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The most obvious drawback of renewable energy such as solar and wind energy is that their production lacks continuity. A
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 17, 2018
Microbiology
As permafrost starts to thaw out, it's exposing untold numbers of new bacteria, which can spew out methane.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Flashback about 16,000 years ago. During this time, the Southern Ocean was experiencing a sudden rise in atmospheric CO2
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 11, 2018
Space & Astronomy
One of NASA’s long-term goals is to send humankind into deep space to explore other parts of the solar system; thi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 10, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s Cassini spacecraft performed its grand finale before plunging into Saturn’s atmosphere, the spac
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
Spiders are known for having eight legs, but as it seems, these arthropods can sometimes fly using a technique known to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 10, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Lay off the stormwater ponds - they’re doing more good than you know! A new study published in the journal Ec
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan