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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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JUN 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
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JUN 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Cutting-edge technologies have allowed researchers to distinguish between the DNA of coral, and its symbiotic partner.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2018
Videos
Look at most child drawings, and you'll see the sun depicted as a yellow ball. Even many adults associate the color yell
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 30, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Most of all rockets we see have a bell-shape cone at the bottom to direct the exhaust of a rocket engine. With the prope
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 28, 2018
Videos
Earth is no stranger to asteroids, but that's no reason to let our guard down. While many smaller asteroids break up in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 24, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Right now, the farthest we can go back in time to analyze the history of our planet’s climate is 800,000 years. We
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 23, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The Most Mysterious Object in the Universe (Physics Girl) To astronomers, the status of brown dwarf has been quite ambig
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 22, 2018
Videos
Earth might be our natural home in the solar system, but many scientists propose terraforming nearby planets like Mars a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 21, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The International Space Station is slated to receive approximately 7,400 pounds' worth of fresh supplies this week after
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 20, 2018
Videos
This is the story of a spatula that became a satellite. A spatula that got untethered from the astronaut that it was on
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 16, 2018
Videos
Of all the places in the solar system where you might find alien life, Venus seems unlikely. But counting Venus out mere
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 16, 2018
Technology
NASA Studies Astrobiology: Life on Earth and Elsewhere
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 14, 2018
Space & Astronomy
We’re used to seeing airplanes and helicopters in the sky on Earth, but scientists still aren’t entirely sur
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 11, 2018
Earth & The Environment
New research from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) explains what led to such devastating flooding in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 09, 2018
Cancer
A new study in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health observed increased Glioblastoma Multiforme over a 21-year
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 08, 2018
Space & Astronomy
At least 25 proposed space exploration concepts were submitted to the European Space Agency by the scientific community
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Schools are closed today in Haryana, India due to extreme weather from thunderstorms, high winds, and damage from last w
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 07, 2018
Neuroscience
Many offices are similar in appearance, with mazes of cube dividers, bland colors and little to no natural light. Office
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 04, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on the Big Island ushered in a not-so-unexpected surprise yesterday: an eruption and forc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 02, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Determining the composition of exoplanetary atmospheres is no easy task given the sheer distance that separates them fro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 30, 2018
Space & Astronomy
This upcoming Saturday isn’t just Cinco de Mayo; it’s also the day that NASA plans to launch its highly-anti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 26, 2018
Earth & The Environment
You know all those paradise islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean – the ones that you see in adventure magazi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 25, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Advanced microscopy is getting better all the time, as stunning new movies from the team of physicist Eric Betzig, a gro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always discovering new exoplanets, and each one exhibits unique characteristics that set it apart from t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard