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A planet is a large astronomical body that orbits a star. They can also be remnants of stars that have formed spherical shapes as a result of their own gravitational forces. There are eight planets in our Solar System: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
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DEC 23, 2017Microbiology
Once thought to be a sterile environment free of microbes, scientists have directly observed bacteria living in snow and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2017Earth & The Environment
Though many of us would likely welcome a bout of humidity as the winter wind chill kicks in, perhaps we should take anot ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Life as we know it has been classified into three domains. They were thought to be utterly different, but new work has i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2017Plants & Animals
With each passing day, researchers seem to discover previously-unknown animal species. Some of those still exist today, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 20, 2017Technology
A single wound can contain multiple types of dangerous bacteria that must be identified, treated and monitored.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 18, 2017Earth & The Environment
Ho ho ho, and happy holidays to all! All, that is, except for the environment, which takes a major toll in carbon footpr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 14, 2017Videos
Kepler-90 is a distant star system residing around 2,545 light years away from us that NASA now contends has our solar s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 13, 2017Videos
If you were to glance at the dwarf planet Ceres, you'd see speckles of bright spots throughout its surface. Many of thes ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
New Horizons made history in 2015 when it flew past Pluto and captured the clearest-ever photographs of the dwarf planet ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 11, 2017Videos
NASA's Mars 2020 rover continues to be a work in progress, but have you ever wondered how NASA puts it all together? A l ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats are host to a common parasite. It is estimated that a whopping 30 to 50% of all humans on the planet carry it, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2017Videos
Many species have gone extinct, an estimated five billion, over the course of history. Humans are to blame to for the lo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2017Videos
When NASA sends its Mars 2020 rover to the red planet in just a few more years, it'll utilize a parachute to land on the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 07, 2017Earth & The Environment
If we could bioengineer drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions, what would that mean for drought-ri ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 07, 2017Technology
The Center for Ecoliteracy and the Whole Kids Foundation created an interactive app called "Starting with Soil."Written By: Julia TraversDEC 05, 2017Videos
If you ask around about whether the Earth is flat or round, you'll probably receive different answers depending on who y ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 05, 2017Technology
LAB-IN-A-BOX portable DNA barcoding kit makes quick species identification possible within a few hours.Written By: Julia TraversNOV 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
Volcanoes in New England?! Not quite. A new study published in the journal Geology from Rutgers University researchers s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 30, 2017Technology
Digital identity platform uPort is teaming up with Zug, Switzerland to make it the first city in the world to offer digi ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 30, 2017Space & Astronomy
Residing some 325 light years away from our solar system is a hot Jupiter-like exoplanet known as WASP-18b. The alien wo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 30, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The gamma-ray emission cascades caused by lightning strikes. Credit: Kyoto University/Teruaki Enoto Lightning and radiat ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 29, 2017Videos
Space junk continues to be a significant problem. The more we launch, the more garbage we leave in outer space to orbit ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 29, 2017Technology
The astronauts aboard the ISS and people on Earth are sharing their unique perspectives of each other this week.Written By: Julia TraversNOV 29, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA's Mars 2020 rover got its distinct name for a reason; primarily because the space agency aspires to send the ve ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 23, 2017
Microbiology
Once thought to be a sterile environment free of microbes, scientists have directly observed bacteria living in snow and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Though many of us would likely welcome a bout of humidity as the winter wind chill kicks in, perhaps we should take anot
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Life as we know it has been classified into three domains. They were thought to be utterly different, but new work has i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
With each passing day, researchers seem to discover previously-unknown animal species. Some of those still exist today,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 20, 2017
Technology
A single wound can contain multiple types of dangerous bacteria that must be identified, treated and monitored.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 18, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Ho ho ho, and happy holidays to all! All, that is, except for the environment, which takes a major toll in carbon footpr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 14, 2017
Videos
Kepler-90 is a distant star system residing around 2,545 light years away from us that NASA now contends has our solar s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 13, 2017
Videos
If you were to glance at the dwarf planet Ceres, you'd see speckles of bright spots throughout its surface. Many of thes
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
New Horizons made history in 2015 when it flew past Pluto and captured the clearest-ever photographs of the dwarf planet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 11, 2017
Videos
NASA's Mars 2020 rover continues to be a work in progress, but have you ever wondered how NASA puts it all together? A l
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats are host to a common parasite. It is estimated that a whopping 30 to 50% of all humans on the planet carry it, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2017
Videos
Many species have gone extinct, an estimated five billion, over the course of history. Humans are to blame to for the lo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2017
Videos
When NASA sends its Mars 2020 rover to the red planet in just a few more years, it'll utilize a parachute to land on the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 07, 2017
Earth & The Environment
If we could bioengineer drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions, what would that mean for drought-ri
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 07, 2017
Technology
The Center for Ecoliteracy and the Whole Kids Foundation created an interactive app called "Starting with Soil."
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 05, 2017
Videos
If you ask around about whether the Earth is flat or round, you'll probably receive different answers depending on who y
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 05, 2017
Technology
LAB-IN-A-BOX portable DNA barcoding kit makes quick species identification possible within a few hours.
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Volcanoes in New England?! Not quite. A new study published in the journal Geology from Rutgers University researchers s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 30, 2017
Technology
Digital identity platform uPort is teaming up with Zug, Switzerland to make it the first city in the world to offer digi
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 30, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Residing some 325 light years away from our solar system is a hot Jupiter-like exoplanet known as WASP-18b. The alien wo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 30, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The gamma-ray emission cascades caused by lightning strikes. Credit: Kyoto University/Teruaki Enoto Lightning and radiat
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 29, 2017
Videos
Space junk continues to be a significant problem. The more we launch, the more garbage we leave in outer space to orbit
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 29, 2017
Technology
The astronauts aboard the ISS and people on Earth are sharing their unique perspectives of each other this week.
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 29, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA's Mars 2020 rover got its distinct name for a reason; primarily because the space agency aspires to send the ve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard