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Recreating artificial solar eclipses in space could help astronomers decipher the inner workings of our sun much quicker than ...
When a satellite disintegrates in the upper atmosphere, it does not just disappear. Rather, it deposits a record of aluminum ...
Climate change left its signature on the atmosphere early in the industrial revolution, reveals a thought experiment ...
He concludes that we may accept “as a lowest estimate for the sun's initial heat, 10,000,000 times a year's supply at present rate, but 50,000,000 or 100,000,000 as possible, in consequence of ...
Ozone Depletion Research. Learn what caused the holes in the ozone layer and how the ozone layer is recovering since the banning of CFCs. Read how certain clouds affect ozone depletion and more.
In a new paper published in Physical Review X, researchers present compelling evidence for a “helicity barrier”—a previously ...
Understanding whether lakes are fed predominantly by groundwater or rainwater is critical to managing our water resources in the face of droughts and shortages, new research has found.
Discover why Earth's farthest distance from the sun coincides with summer heat, then grab your binoculars for a week of spectacular celestial events: First Quarter moon's 3D craters, Mars cozying ...
Amid a global plastic-pollution crisis, artist Erik Jon Olson turns his own plastic waste into quilted works of art in which ...
June 9, 2025 — For millions of years, large herbivores like mastodons and giant deer shaped the Earth's ecosystems, which astonishingly stayed stable despite extinctions and upheavals.
Volcanoes are Earth’s geologic architects. They’ve created more than 80 percent of our planet’s surface, laying the foundation that has allowed life to thrive. Their explosive force crafts ...
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