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Atmospheric Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences: an umbrella term for the study of the Earth's atmosphere, its processes, the effects other systems have on the atmosphere, and the effects of the atmosphere on these other systems. Meteorology includes atmospheric chemistry and atmospheric physics with a major focus on weather forecasting. Climatology is the study of atmospheric changes that define average climates and their change over time, due to both natural and anthropogenic climate variability. Aeronomy is the study of the upper layers of the atmosphere, where dissociation and ionization are important. Atmospheric science has been extended to the field of planetary science and the study of the atmospheres of the planets of the solar system.
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FEB 25, 2025Earth & The Environment
In 2023, the average surface air temperature of the planet was 1.43ºC above pre-industrial levels, which exceeded expect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2025Space & Astronomy
How does a star’s activity influence exoplanet data obtained by scientists? This is what a recent study published ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 04, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can sand dunes on Earth and Mars teach us about the latter’s wind behavior and atmosphere? This is what a rec ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 28, 2025Space & Astronomy
Did Mars have lakes and rivers during a single period or over separate periods? This is what a recent study published in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 26, 2025Earth & The Environment
Climate change is affecting a seemingly endless number of things, in increasingly drastic ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2025Space & Astronomy
Do weather patterns on exoplanets mimic those on Earth? This is what a recent study published in Astronomy & Astroph ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 21, 2025Space & Astronomy
Do habitable exoplanets exist that possess life as we know it? Scientists have pondered this longstanding question ever ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 15, 2025Space & Astronomy
Do all exoplanets known as “hot” Jupiters orbit alone in their respective solar systems, as has long been ob ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 15, 2025Space & Astronomy
Can exoplanets have metal-rich atmospheres? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters h ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 12, 2025Earth & The Environment
These images of the aurora borealis, courtesy of the University of Calgary Faculty of Science research team show the str ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2025Space & Astronomy
What processes influence weather on Mars and what can this teach us about Earth’s weather patterns? This is what a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 03, 2025Earth & The Environment
When massive blocks of ice detach from glaciers, it is known as calving. This process is one of the main ways that glaci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2024Earth & The Environment
In the 1990s, scientists began to use the term 'atmospheric river' to refer to strips of water vapor in the air that mig ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2024Space & Astronomy
What can solar eclipses teach us about the Sun and how it interacts with the Earth’s atmosphere? This is what a re ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 10, 2024Earth & The Environment
According to NASA, the hottest years on record are the ten most recent years, and 2023 was the warmest on record since p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2024Space & Astronomy
Did Venus have oceans in its ancient past and could they have supported life as we know it, or even as we don’t kn ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 13, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2024Earth & The Environment
In August 2024, the Tangier 1 instrument by the Carbon Mapper Coalition was launched into space. It is a satellite that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2024Space & Astronomy
Can rocky exoplanets orbiting stars smaller than our Sun support life as we know it? This is what a recent study publish ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 18, 2024Earth & The Environment
There is ample evidence to show that human behaviors such as the burning of fossil fuels and industrial agriculture have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2024Space & Astronomy
Was the planet Mars ever habitable and what conditions led to it becoming the uninhabitable world we see today? This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 06, 2024Earth & The Environment
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has determined that from 1970 to 2019, tropical cyclones caused 1,945 disast ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2024Space & Astronomy
When it comes to searching for life beyond Earth, specifically on exoplanets or exomoons, are researchers searching for ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 27, 2024Space & Astronomy
Billions of years ago, Mars is hypothesized to have been a much warmer and wetter planet featuring active volcanoes and ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 25, 2025
Earth & The Environment
In 2023, the average surface air temperature of the planet was 1.43ºC above pre-industrial levels, which exceeded expect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How does a star’s activity influence exoplanet data obtained by scientists? This is what a recent study published
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 04, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can sand dunes on Earth and Mars teach us about the latter’s wind behavior and atmosphere? This is what a rec
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 28, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Did Mars have lakes and rivers during a single period or over separate periods? This is what a recent study published in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 26, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is affecting a seemingly endless number of things, in increasingly drastic ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Do weather patterns on exoplanets mimic those on Earth? This is what a recent study published in Astronomy & Astroph
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 21, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Do habitable exoplanets exist that possess life as we know it? Scientists have pondered this longstanding question ever
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 15, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Do all exoplanets known as “hot” Jupiters orbit alone in their respective solar systems, as has long been ob
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 15, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Can exoplanets have metal-rich atmospheres? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters h
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 12, 2025
Earth & The Environment
These images of the aurora borealis, courtesy of the University of Calgary Faculty of Science research team show the str
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What processes influence weather on Mars and what can this teach us about Earth’s weather patterns? This is what a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 03, 2025
Earth & The Environment
When massive blocks of ice detach from glaciers, it is known as calving. This process is one of the main ways that glaci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2024
Earth & The Environment
In the 1990s, scientists began to use the term 'atmospheric river' to refer to strips of water vapor in the air that mig
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What can solar eclipses teach us about the Sun and how it interacts with the Earth’s atmosphere? This is what a re
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 10, 2024
Earth & The Environment
According to NASA, the hottest years on record are the ten most recent years, and 2023 was the warmest on record since p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Did Venus have oceans in its ancient past and could they have supported life as we know it, or even as we don’t kn
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 13, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2024
Earth & The Environment
In August 2024, the Tangier 1 instrument by the Carbon Mapper Coalition was launched into space. It is a satellite that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Can rocky exoplanets orbiting stars smaller than our Sun support life as we know it? This is what a recent study publish
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
There is ample evidence to show that human behaviors such as the burning of fossil fuels and industrial agriculture have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Was the planet Mars ever habitable and what conditions led to it becoming the uninhabitable world we see today? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 06, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has determined that from 1970 to 2019, tropical cyclones caused 1,945 disast
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2024
Space & Astronomy
When it comes to searching for life beyond Earth, specifically on exoplanets or exomoons, are researchers searching for
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 27, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Billions of years ago, Mars is hypothesized to have been a much warmer and wetter planet featuring active volcanoes and
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc