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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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SEP 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 BouchardJUL 28, 2017Infographics
Often getting a bad rap for their pesky little stingers, bees play a vital role in agricultural production and pollinati ...JUL 28, 2017Videos
Solar power is undoubtedly the future of renewable energy, but the problem with current solar panel technology is that i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists came up with a really cool idea for a new sunscreen - use DNA molecules as a barrier.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2017Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a major deal for astronomers because it should enable us to see deeper into the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 27, 2017Videos
So it turns out that blistery skin rash you got after that beach vacation isn't a coincidence at all. In fact, if you've ...JUL 26, 2017Cancer
Although overall cancer risks are on the decline, the African American group still has the highest cancer death rate of ...JUL 25, 2017Videos
It's a bit comical that in 2017, some people are still debating whether the Earth is round or flat. In fact, the Interna ...
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
JUL 28, 2017
Infographics
Often getting a bad rap for their pesky little stingers, bees play a vital role in agricultural production and pollinati
...
JUL 28, 2017
Videos
Solar power is undoubtedly the future of renewable energy, but the problem with current solar panel technology is that i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists came up with a really cool idea for a new sunscreen - use DNA molecules as a barrier.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a major deal for astronomers because it should enable us to see deeper into the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 27, 2017
Videos
So it turns out that blistery skin rash you got after that beach vacation isn't a coincidence at all. In fact, if you've
...
JUL 26, 2017
Cancer
Although overall cancer risks are on the decline, the African American group still has the highest cancer death rate of
...
JUL 25, 2017
Videos
It's a bit comical that in 2017, some people are still debating whether the Earth is round or flat. In fact, the Interna
...