Atmospheric Science

Experimental Lakes

Lakes in Canada Were Polluted on Purpose in Order to Study the Effects on Aquatic Life

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Lakes are losing ice cover due to climate change, with more than 100,000 lakes at risk of ice-free winters if air temperatures rise by 4 degrees Celsius. For Northern Hemisphere lakes, ice duration has decreased by 28 days on average over the last 150 years, with faster rates of change in recent decades. But did […]

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Neil De Grasse

Why Did Neil Grasse Tyson Get a Lot of Hate Mail?

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Neil de Grasse Tyson’s declaration that Pluto should not be considered the ninth planet in our solar system was one of his most notable and contentious contributions. Tyson removed Pluto from the Hayden Planetarium’s planet display, referring to it as a dwarf planet. Do you know why Tyson gets a lot of hate mail?  Neil

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CFC

Why Do CFC’s Take Longer to Get to the Stratosphere?

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Humans began using chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs in the 1920s. These were used in air conditioners, aerosol spray cans, and industrial cleaning products up until the 1970s. CFCs are quite harmful to the environment and can break apart molecules found in the ozone layer. Thus resulting in stratospheric ozone depletion. But did you know how long

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Thermal Controls

Why Does the International Space Station Need Thermal Controls?

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The use of temperature monitoring devices and cooling methods, such as forced airflow, is a form of thermal control. Several pods and stations launched by NASA are equipped with state-of-the-art thermal controls, but did you ever wonder why these are essential for the International Space Station? Without thermal controls, the international space station’s temperature would

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Milky Way

How Long Does it Take for One Galactic Year to Pass?

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A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter that is gravitationally bound. The phrase comes from the Greek word galaxias, which means milky’ and refers to the Milky Way galaxy, which houses the Solar System. Galaxies range in size from dwarfs to giants, each orbiting their galaxy’s center

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Isaac Newton

Why Couldn’t the UK Royal Society Publish Isaac Newton’s Book?

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The origins of the Royal Society date back to the 1660s when natural philosophers and physicians functioned in an invisible college learning and sharing knowledge. In more modern times, the society was also responsible for publishing the work of significant scientists. But did you know they were not able to publish Isaac Newton’s book?  While

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Chernobyl

How Did the Fungi in Chernobyl React to the Radiation?

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The Chernobyl disaster in 1986 was a nuclear accident in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near the city of Pripyat. To this day, it is considered the worse nuclear disaster in history. The area is highly radioactive and inhabitable. However, many areas bordering the zone are relatively safe to live in. Researchers who constantly study

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Spaceflight

What is the Effect of Spaceflight on the Human Body?

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For several decades, NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) has researched extensively about the human body’s response to the conditions in outer space. With the knowledge they have and the data gathered the department was able to design devices, create protocols and develop strategies to keep all the astronauts safe whenever they go on missions.  Due

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What is Bioprecipitation?

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David Sands from Montana State University conceptualized the idea of bacteria making rain. While were are familiar with the idea of precipitation, how true is his theory on bioprecipitation?  In Meteorology, bioprecipitation refers to the nucleation of ice by bacteria in clouds. This process then results in snow or rainfall. Apparently, the sky isn’t a

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