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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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OCT 17, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines how the Earth’s stratosph ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 11, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in The Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical Physical and Engineerin ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 09, 2023Earth & The Environment
The Gulf Stream is a critical part of the global climate system; warm waters move from the Caribbean, along the US East ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Nature Geoscience examines how the caves located beneath the Grand Canyon could help scienti ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 03, 2023Earth & The Environment
Superbolts of lightning are rare; they only make up about 1% of all lightning strikes. But they are incredibly strong co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2023Space & Astronomy
While NASA’s Perseverance rover has been tirelessly sending back images of Jezero Crater on Mars since it landed i ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 28, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Nature Communications examines how biological particles like bacteria, spores, and pollen pl ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 27, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Joule examines a Sun-powered device capable of converting seawater into drinking water. The ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 27, 2023Earth & The Environment
The outermost layer of the Earth is the crust. The continents sits on continental crust, which covers about 41 percent o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2023Space & Astronomy
This past Sunday, September 24, 2023, marked the end of a journey that spanned just over seven years and billions of mil ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 26, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Astrophysical Journal Letters used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to analyze ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 20, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in ISME Journal examines how climate change affects microbial communities in the waters surroun ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 19, 2023Earth & The Environment
The Department of Energy recently awarded a 3-year research grant to an assistant professor and a postdoctoral fellow at ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 14, 2023Earth & The Environment
Hurricanes tend to form over warm waters in the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, while similar storms that originate over the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets examines new observations made by NASA’s ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 12, 2023Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines a new hydrogel device that uses ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 11, 2023Space & Astronomy
Observations made by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have disclosed the ex ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 11, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plants release gaseous hydrocarbons called sesquiterpenes. Scientists have now found that sesquiterpenes are a significa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2023Microbiology
The Amazon rainforest has been through periods of serious drought in recent years, some of which have been accompanied b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2023Space & Astronomy
The clouds of Neptune have garnered reactions of awe and excitement from both scientists and the public ever since NASA& ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 29, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science – Nature examines how firelighters, which are smal ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 23, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Science Advances uses radio astronomy to examine how megastorms on the planet Saturn can aff ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 23, 2023Earth & The Environment
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide. But where is it all comi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Global Change Biology examines a novel carbon capture technique known as enhanced weathering ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 17, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines how the Earth’s stratosph
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 11, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in The Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical Physical and Engineerin
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 09, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The Gulf Stream is a critical part of the global climate system; warm waters move from the Caribbean, along the US East
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Nature Geoscience examines how the caves located beneath the Grand Canyon could help scienti
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 03, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Superbolts of lightning are rare; they only make up about 1% of all lightning strikes. But they are incredibly strong co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2023
Space & Astronomy
While NASA’s Perseverance rover has been tirelessly sending back images of Jezero Crater on Mars since it landed i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 28, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Nature Communications examines how biological particles like bacteria, spores, and pollen pl
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 27, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Joule examines a Sun-powered device capable of converting seawater into drinking water. The
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 27, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The outermost layer of the Earth is the crust. The continents sits on continental crust, which covers about 41 percent o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2023
Space & Astronomy
This past Sunday, September 24, 2023, marked the end of a journey that spanned just over seven years and billions of mil
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 26, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Astrophysical Journal Letters used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to analyze
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 20, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in ISME Journal examines how climate change affects microbial communities in the waters surroun
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 19, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The Department of Energy recently awarded a 3-year research grant to an assistant professor and a postdoctoral fellow at
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 14, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Hurricanes tend to form over warm waters in the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, while similar storms that originate over the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets examines new observations made by NASA’s
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 12, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines a new hydrogel device that uses
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 11, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Observations made by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have disclosed the ex
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 11, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plants release gaseous hydrocarbons called sesquiterpenes. Scientists have now found that sesquiterpenes are a significa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2023
Microbiology
The Amazon rainforest has been through periods of serious drought in recent years, some of which have been accompanied b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2023
Space & Astronomy
The clouds of Neptune have garnered reactions of awe and excitement from both scientists and the public ever since NASA&
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 29, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science – Nature examines how firelighters, which are smal
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 23, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Science Advances uses radio astronomy to examine how megastorms on the planet Saturn can aff
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 23, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide. But where is it all comi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Global Change Biology examines a novel carbon capture technique known as enhanced weathering
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc