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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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FEB 22, 2023Earth & The Environment
A trend in Monet's work showes hazier skies towards his later work, suggesting he was depicting air pollution.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattFEB 18, 2023Space & Astronomy
This past week, a small asteroid – colloquially known as a ‘shooting star’ – was discovered in s ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.FEB 16, 2023Plants & Animals
The increase in greenhouse gases in the environment seems driven by a one-two punch to the environment. Overall, human a ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 16, 2023Space & Astronomy
Approximately 4.6 billion years ago, our solar system was formed from a solar nebula, which is a rotating cloud of gas a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 13, 2023Earth & The Environment
Sumito Matoba (left) and Yoshinori Iizuka (right) on the southeastern dome in Greenland, drilling the ice core used in t ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 10, 2023Chemistry & Physics
Scientists at University College London and the University of Cambridge have discovered a new type of water ice with the ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.FEB 09, 2023Chemistry & Physics
Muon scanning of the Xi'an wall in China reveals density fluctuations.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattFEB 09, 2023Earth & The Environment
During its approximately 4.5 billion years of existence, the Earth has experienced five major mass extinction events tha ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 07, 2023Space & Astronomy
A team of astronomers have captured the first direct image of a brown dwarf orbiting a star. The research was led by the ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.FEB 04, 2023Space & Astronomy
Space has the ultimate element of surprise: we never know what we will learn from it next. Space and the potential for l ...Written By: Mandy WoodsFEB 03, 2023Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, an international team of astronomers used NASA’s James Webb Space ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.FEB 02, 2023Space & Astronomy
Labroots recently explored the reflective and beautiful atmosphere of Venus that envelopes its hot and high-pressured su ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 01, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers were able to take advantage of "an incredibly unique opportunity" to study the microbial life that rapidly c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2023Earth & The Environment
Mariana "Mari" Webb is a 3rd-year Hydrology PhD student at the Universty of NevadaWritten By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 25, 2023Space & Astronomy
Labroots previously examined the planet Venus, calling it “The Deceptive Planet”. This was due to its beauti ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 24, 2023Space & Astronomy
Labroots previously examined the planet Jupiter and some of its Galilean Moons-Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto-which ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 22, 2023Space & Astronomy
An international team of scientists led by Sasha Hinkley at the University of Exeter have used the European Space Agency ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JAN 18, 2023Space & Astronomy
A team of scientists are using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to identify and analyze rocky planets, muc ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JAN 16, 2023Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study published in Science Advances, a team of researchers led by Princeton University have revealed the lon ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 04, 2023Space & Astronomy
It turns out Earth isn’t the only planet with polar caps, as Mars has both a north and south polar cap, but instea ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 30, 2022Earth & The Environment
This interview series is focused on the graduate student experience across all STEM fields that allows them to get their ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 28, 2022Space & Astronomy
We previously explored Saturn's largest moon, Titan, but now we'll take a more up-close examination of this myst ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 22, 2022Space & Astronomy
Last week, astronomers gathered at the Space Telescope Science Institute, the operations center for the James Webb Space ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.DEC 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for science, so let’s take a look at some of the most interesting -and important- scientific d ...Written By: Sarah Hoffman
FEB 22, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A trend in Monet's work showes hazier skies towards his later work, suggesting he was depicting air pollution.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
FEB 18, 2023
Space & Astronomy
This past week, a small asteroid – colloquially known as a ‘shooting star’ – was discovered in s
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
FEB 16, 2023
Plants & Animals
The increase in greenhouse gases in the environment seems driven by a one-two punch to the environment. Overall, human a
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 16, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Approximately 4.6 billion years ago, our solar system was formed from a solar nebula, which is a rotating cloud of gas a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 13, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Sumito Matoba (left) and Yoshinori Iizuka (right) on the southeastern dome in Greenland, drilling the ice core used in t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 10, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
Scientists at University College London and the University of Cambridge have discovered a new type of water ice with the
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
FEB 09, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
Muon scanning of the Xi'an wall in China reveals density fluctuations.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
FEB 09, 2023
Earth & The Environment
During its approximately 4.5 billion years of existence, the Earth has experienced five major mass extinction events tha
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 07, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A team of astronomers have captured the first direct image of a brown dwarf orbiting a star. The research was led by the
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
FEB 04, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Space has the ultimate element of surprise: we never know what we will learn from it next. Space and the potential for l
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
FEB 03, 2023
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, an international team of astronomers used NASA’s James Webb Space
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
FEB 02, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Labroots recently explored the reflective and beautiful atmosphere of Venus that envelopes its hot and high-pressured su
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 01, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers were able to take advantage of "an incredibly unique opportunity" to study the microbial life that rapidly c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Mariana "Mari" Webb is a 3rd-year Hydrology PhD student at the Universty of Nevada
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 25, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Labroots previously examined the planet Venus, calling it “The Deceptive Planet”. This was due to its beauti
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 24, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Labroots previously examined the planet Jupiter and some of its Galilean Moons-Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto-which
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 22, 2023
Space & Astronomy
An international team of scientists led by Sasha Hinkley at the University of Exeter have used the European Space Agency
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JAN 18, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A team of scientists are using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to identify and analyze rocky planets, muc
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JAN 16, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study published in Science Advances, a team of researchers led by Princeton University have revealed the lon
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 04, 2023
Space & Astronomy
It turns out Earth isn’t the only planet with polar caps, as Mars has both a north and south polar cap, but instea
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 30, 2022
Earth & The Environment
This interview series is focused on the graduate student experience across all STEM fields that allows them to get their
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 28, 2022
Space & Astronomy
We previously explored Saturn's largest moon, Titan, but now we'll take a more up-close examination of this myst
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 22, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Last week, astronomers gathered at the Space Telescope Science Institute, the operations center for the James Webb Space
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
DEC 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for science, so let’s take a look at some of the most interesting -and important- scientific d
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman