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Sun: is a star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, with internal convective motion that generates a magnetic field via a dynamo process. It is by far the most important source of energy for life on Earth.
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AUG 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have data that can finally settle a long controversy in the birding world.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2020Space & Astronomy
Outside of the Earth's magnetic field exist many kinds of dangerous radiation. These include ultraviolet, X-rays, an ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The lashing movement of the sperm tail as it seems to swim through aqueous environments is an optical illusion.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2020Earth & The Environment
A team of seismologists reports capturing the aurora lights not on cameras, but on seismometers. They say that three 201 ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 02, 2020Space & Astronomy
Astronomers were studying a massive star in the Kinman Dwarf Galaxy from 2001 to 2011. When they went back in 2019 to lo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2020Chemistry & Physics
2020 turns out to a year of breakthrough for nuclear fusion. The world's largest fusion project ITER (International ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 30, 2020Immunology
In multiple sclerosis, or MS, the insulating sheaths around nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called myelin becom ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 24, 2020Cancer
A new national poll suggests that parents are not using the best sunscreen application practices to protect their childr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 19, 2020Space & Astronomy
The NEOWISE comet will get closest to Earth on July 22 and will begin to fade from view after that.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2020Space & Astronomy
New images from the Solar Orbiter, a joint project between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) that launched in Feb ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 15, 2020Health & Medicine
Bird droppings are unsightly and often inconvenient, depending on where they land. They also carry some health risks, an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 13, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists have reported the discovery of a vast stream of stars called Nyx in the vicinity of the sun.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2020Space & Astronomy
For some time, scientists have hypothesized that it may be raining diamonds deep inside Neptune and Uranus. They have no ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers have found that a nearby red dwarf star, known as Gliese 887, may host three planets, one of which could sus ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 25, 2020Space & Astronomy
An array of antennas in the US and Italy, known as the International LIGO-Virgo Collaboration, received some unusual rea ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 20, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Research published in The Astrophysical Journal identifies a way to detect periodic gamma-ray emissions from 11 active g ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 17, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A study published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplements reports findings from NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Expl ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 17, 2020Health & Medicine
The summer solstice is approaching, and in many regions, this also means the arrival of higher temperatures. A new study ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 07, 2020Space & Astronomy
If you were following space news outlets back in 2017, then you likely heard about the particularly odd cigar-shaped spa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 29, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the journal Advanced Optical Materials highlights an innovative technology that signals for wi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Corals are immobile animals, and coral reefs are considered to be the most diverse ecosystems in the sea.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2020Space & Astronomy
A particularly convenient coincidence exists between the relative sizes of the Sun and the Moon, and their distance from ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 17, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Sun is just one of countless stars that exist in our universe. But it’s one of the most prominent because it&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 10, 2020Space & Astronomy
Black holes are a niche part of astronomy that have captivated some of the greatest astronomers and physicists for decad ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
AUG 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have data that can finally settle a long controversy in the birding world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Outside of the Earth's magnetic field exist many kinds of dangerous radiation. These include ultraviolet, X-rays, an
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The lashing movement of the sperm tail as it seems to swim through aqueous environments is an optical illusion.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A team of seismologists reports capturing the aurora lights not on cameras, but on seismometers. They say that three 201
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 02, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers were studying a massive star in the Kinman Dwarf Galaxy from 2001 to 2011. When they went back in 2019 to lo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
2020 turns out to a year of breakthrough for nuclear fusion. The world's largest fusion project ITER (International
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 30, 2020
Immunology
In multiple sclerosis, or MS, the insulating sheaths around nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called myelin becom
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 24, 2020
Cancer
A new national poll suggests that parents are not using the best sunscreen application practices to protect their childr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 19, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The NEOWISE comet will get closest to Earth on July 22 and will begin to fade from view after that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2020
Space & Astronomy
New images from the Solar Orbiter, a joint project between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) that launched in Feb
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 15, 2020
Health & Medicine
Bird droppings are unsightly and often inconvenient, depending on where they land. They also carry some health risks, an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 13, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have reported the discovery of a vast stream of stars called Nyx in the vicinity of the sun.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2020
Space & Astronomy
For some time, scientists have hypothesized that it may be raining diamonds deep inside Neptune and Uranus. They have no
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have found that a nearby red dwarf star, known as Gliese 887, may host three planets, one of which could sus
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 25, 2020
Space & Astronomy
An array of antennas in the US and Italy, known as the International LIGO-Virgo Collaboration, received some unusual rea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 20, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Research published in The Astrophysical Journal identifies a way to detect periodic gamma-ray emissions from 11 active g
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 17, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A study published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplements reports findings from NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Expl
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 17, 2020
Health & Medicine
The summer solstice is approaching, and in many regions, this also means the arrival of higher temperatures. A new study
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
If you were following space news outlets back in 2017, then you likely heard about the particularly odd cigar-shaped spa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 29, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the journal Advanced Optical Materials highlights an innovative technology that signals for wi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Corals are immobile animals, and coral reefs are considered to be the most diverse ecosystems in the sea.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2020
Space & Astronomy
A particularly convenient coincidence exists between the relative sizes of the Sun and the Moon, and their distance from
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 17, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Sun is just one of countless stars that exist in our universe. But it’s one of the most prominent because it&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 10, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Black holes are a niche part of astronomy that have captivated some of the greatest astronomers and physicists for decad
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard