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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 15, 2018Microbiology
New work reveals how the marine food web is directly impacted by atmospheric carbon dioxide.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2018Space & Astronomy
After nine long years of exoplanetary research, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope is beginning to run out of fuel. The ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 12, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study published in New Phytologist suggests that trees are dying fast than before, up to two times faster! T ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 09, 2018Earth & The Environment
Tongass National Forest is the last remaining National Forest that still allows clear-cut old-growth logging. And that h ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 08, 2018Microbiology
While unclear, it has been thought that photosynthetic organisms evolved around 2 billion years ago. New research has su ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2018Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s Juno probe successfully inserted itself into orbit around Jupiter on Independence Day in 2016, no one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 06, 2018Earth & The Environment
You may have heard about carbon finance schemes. They’re systems set up to incentivize keeping trees in the ground ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 04, 2018Space & Astronomy
Astronomers search far and wide for answers to the countless questions we have about our universe. In some cases, astron ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 04, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study that looked at fossilized plant leaf waxes may provide new insight into historical climate patterns which we ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 26, 2018Space & Astronomy
Orbiting the nearby star Proxima Centauri is an Earth-like exoplanet called Proxima b. Planetary scientists have marvele ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 26, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Unlike their stationary counterpart, a pulsating aurora is continuously blinking, and sometimes it lights up the night s ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 25, 2018Videos
Jupiter, the solar system's most massive planet, is a place of great mystery. Earthlings admire Jupiter's beauty through ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2018Space & Astronomy
Out of the dozens of moons that orbit Saturn, Titan is perhaps one of the most interesting. Not only is it the largest o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 20, 2018Space & Astronomy
Planetary scientists have a lot of questions about Mars, and it may not be long before they get a chance to answer them. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 19, 2018Space & Astronomy
While SpaceX set a precedent for space travel when they launched the Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time, we can&rsqu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 15, 2018Chemistry & Physics
In a recent paper, astrophysicists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has come up with a new hypothesis of wha ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 13, 2018Videos
Florida is a somewhat famous place for rocket launches from NASA, SpaceX, and other space-related entities. But have you ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 12, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Conspiracy theorists believe that "chemtrails", the line-shaped clouds emitted from jet aircraft engines, are ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 07, 2018Space & Astronomy
Asteroids from our solar system harmlessly pass the Earth all the time, but not all of them get up close and personal to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 06, 2018Microbiology
New research has determined that a shocking number - around 800 million - viruses fall into our atmosphere every single ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2018Videos
The space surrounding the Earth is quickly becoming over-cluttered with space junk, and scientists are trying to find wa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 04, 2018Microbiology
Canadian researchers have found that Arctic ponds may be a source of carbon that could contribute to climate change.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2018Earth & The Environment
Did you know that the ocean acts as the world’s biggest carbon sink? That means that it stores a vast amount of ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 01, 2018Earth & The Environment
Do you consider yourself an eco-friendly person? You recycle, you compost, hey, you even have solar panels on your roof! ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 15, 2018
Microbiology
New work reveals how the marine food web is directly impacted by atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2018
Space & Astronomy
After nine long years of exoplanetary research, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope is beginning to run out of fuel. The
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 12, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in New Phytologist suggests that trees are dying fast than before, up to two times faster! T
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 09, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Tongass National Forest is the last remaining National Forest that still allows clear-cut old-growth logging. And that h
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 08, 2018
Microbiology
While unclear, it has been thought that photosynthetic organisms evolved around 2 billion years ago. New research has su
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s Juno probe successfully inserted itself into orbit around Jupiter on Independence Day in 2016, no one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 06, 2018
Earth & The Environment
You may have heard about carbon finance schemes. They’re systems set up to incentivize keeping trees in the ground
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 04, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers search far and wide for answers to the countless questions we have about our universe. In some cases, astron
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 04, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study that looked at fossilized plant leaf waxes may provide new insight into historical climate patterns which we
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 26, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Orbiting the nearby star Proxima Centauri is an Earth-like exoplanet called Proxima b. Planetary scientists have marvele
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 26, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Unlike their stationary counterpart, a pulsating aurora is continuously blinking, and sometimes it lights up the night s
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 25, 2018
Videos
Jupiter, the solar system's most massive planet, is a place of great mystery. Earthlings admire Jupiter's beauty through
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Out of the dozens of moons that orbit Saturn, Titan is perhaps one of the most interesting. Not only is it the largest o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 20, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Planetary scientists have a lot of questions about Mars, and it may not be long before they get a chance to answer them.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2018
Space & Astronomy
While SpaceX set a precedent for space travel when they launched the Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time, we can&rsqu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 15, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent paper, astrophysicists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has come up with a new hypothesis of wha
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 13, 2018
Videos
Florida is a somewhat famous place for rocket launches from NASA, SpaceX, and other space-related entities. But have you
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 12, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Conspiracy theorists believe that "chemtrails", the line-shaped clouds emitted from jet aircraft engines, are
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 07, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Asteroids from our solar system harmlessly pass the Earth all the time, but not all of them get up close and personal to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 06, 2018
Microbiology
New research has determined that a shocking number - around 800 million - viruses fall into our atmosphere every single
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2018
Videos
The space surrounding the Earth is quickly becoming over-cluttered with space junk, and scientists are trying to find wa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 04, 2018
Microbiology
Canadian researchers have found that Arctic ponds may be a source of carbon that could contribute to climate change.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Did you know that the ocean acts as the world’s biggest carbon sink? That means that it stores a vast amount of ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 01, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Do you consider yourself an eco-friendly person? You recycle, you compost, hey, you even have solar panels on your roof!
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan