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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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OCT 16, 2017Neuroscience
Video games and the brain will always be a hotly debated topic. While some studies say they can desensitize players to r ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 24, 2017Space & Astronomy
While astronomers studied the asteroid belt in between Mars and Jupiter with the Hubble Space Telescope over the course ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 22, 2017Videos
You can probably already guess that life on Earth won't be possible without the Sun. But do you know exactly how death o ...SEP 18, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers from both McGill University in Canada and the University of Exeter in the U.K. used the Hubble Space Telesco ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 11, 2017Cancer
Aside from their iconic fiery mane, redheads are also often blessed with pale skin and plenty of freckles. With their fa ...SEP 09, 2017Space & Astronomy
The longstanding question of whether we’re alone in the universe brings up a stressing amount of follow-up questio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
Ask almost anyone you know what supernovae are, and you’ll probably hear how they’re the result of a star co ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 01, 2017Videos
In this video from the Crick Institute, you can hear more about how the sun impacts the genetic material in our bodies - ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2017Space & Astronomy
One of the biggest questions astronomers can ask after discovering new exoplanets is whether they’re habitable. Th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 31, 2017Space & Astronomy
The 2017 American solar eclipse may have already come and gone, but while most people walked outside with ISO-certified ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 30, 2017Cancer
The next time you inspect your body for signs of skin cancer, pay special attention to new moles that were not there the ...AUG 24, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Can you imagine a casual lunch conversation inspiring a series of world-changing scientific projects and hypotheses? Thi ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 21, 2017Space & Astronomy
Millions across the United States will watch the total solar eclipse on Monday, an event that hasn’t occurred here ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In a new twist on the old adage, 'you are what you eat,' researchers have found a connection between snacking at night a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2017Videos
People are getting excited about August 21st's solar eclipse, and while solar eclipse glasses are flying off the shelves ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 17, 2017Space & Astronomy
All the planets in our solar system orbit the Sun while independently rotating in one direction or another at various sp ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 16, 2017Videos
People typically think of a 'moon' as a natural secondary object orbiting a planet that orbits a host star. For example, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 10, 2017Earth & The Environment
For the first time since 1979, a total solar eclipse will cross North America for a matter of minutes, giving the celest ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 08, 2017Videos
As the summer continues to heat up, more and more people are flocking to the great outdoors to soak up the sun. But fun ...AUG 08, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will soon replace the Hubble Space Telescope as the space agency’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 07, 2017Plants & Animals
Frogs are among some of the most diverse vertebrates on the planet, but their origins have long been cloudy. On the othe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 05, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study from the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB), Princeton University, and Sun ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 01, 2017Videos
Who doesn't like summer? Not only do you get to feel the rays of the Sun kiss your skin at the beach and take off the he ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 29, 2017Videos
You've probably seen airplanes of all colors in the sky, but a major of them use white or light-colored paint to give th ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 16, 2017
Neuroscience
Video games and the brain will always be a hotly debated topic. While some studies say they can desensitize players to r
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 24, 2017
Space & Astronomy
While astronomers studied the asteroid belt in between Mars and Jupiter with the Hubble Space Telescope over the course
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 22, 2017
Videos
You can probably already guess that life on Earth won't be possible without the Sun. But do you know exactly how death o
...
SEP 18, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers from both McGill University in Canada and the University of Exeter in the U.K. used the Hubble Space Telesco
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 11, 2017
Cancer
Aside from their iconic fiery mane, redheads are also often blessed with pale skin and plenty of freckles. With their fa
...
SEP 09, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The longstanding question of whether we’re alone in the universe brings up a stressing amount of follow-up questio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Ask almost anyone you know what supernovae are, and you’ll probably hear how they’re the result of a star co
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 01, 2017
Videos
In this video from the Crick Institute, you can hear more about how the sun impacts the genetic material in our bodies -
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2017
Space & Astronomy
One of the biggest questions astronomers can ask after discovering new exoplanets is whether they’re habitable. Th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 31, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The 2017 American solar eclipse may have already come and gone, but while most people walked outside with ISO-certified
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 30, 2017
Cancer
The next time you inspect your body for signs of skin cancer, pay special attention to new moles that were not there the
...
AUG 24, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Can you imagine a casual lunch conversation inspiring a series of world-changing scientific projects and hypotheses? Thi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 21, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Millions across the United States will watch the total solar eclipse on Monday, an event that hasn’t occurred here
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a new twist on the old adage, 'you are what you eat,' researchers have found a connection between snacking at night a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2017
Videos
People are getting excited about August 21st's solar eclipse, and while solar eclipse glasses are flying off the shelves
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 17, 2017
Space & Astronomy
All the planets in our solar system orbit the Sun while independently rotating in one direction or another at various sp
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 16, 2017
Videos
People typically think of a 'moon' as a natural secondary object orbiting a planet that orbits a host star. For example,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 10, 2017
Earth & The Environment
For the first time since 1979, a total solar eclipse will cross North America for a matter of minutes, giving the celest
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 08, 2017
Videos
As the summer continues to heat up, more and more people are flocking to the great outdoors to soak up the sun. But fun
...
AUG 08, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will soon replace the Hubble Space Telescope as the space agency’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
Frogs are among some of the most diverse vertebrates on the planet, but their origins have long been cloudy. On the othe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 05, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study from the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB), Princeton University, and Sun
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 01, 2017
Videos
Who doesn't like summer? Not only do you get to feel the rays of the Sun kiss your skin at the beach and take off the he
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 29, 2017
Videos
You've probably seen airplanes of all colors in the sky, but a major of them use white or light-colored paint to give th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard