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How Venus and Mars can teach us about Earth
The atmospheres of our 2 neighbors Mars and Venus can teach us a lot about past and future scenarios for our own planet.
May 16, 2019
Why Pluto is losing atmosphere: Winter is coming
Pluto's orbit is very elongated. Right now, it's in a part of its orbit where its distance from the sun is steadily increasing. That fact is devastating its atmosphere.
May 8, 2019
Microplastics found in remote Pyrenees Mountains
Microplastic particles - too small for the human eye to see - were blown into the once pristine region by the wind, according to a new study.
May 6, 2019
Will the Higgs boson help scientists trap dark matter?
A University of Chicago physicist has laid out an innovative method - using the Higgs boson - for stalking dark matter. He said the Higgs might actually be "a portal to the dark world."
May 2, 2019
What’s on the far side of the moon?
The far side of the moon sees its share of sunlight. With all due respect to Pink Floyd, the moon's far side is dark only in the sense that it's mysterious. Here's why.
April 29, 2019
When is dead really dead?
A recent study of pigs' brains suggested some activity could be restored even after they'd been dead 4 hours, reinforcing the idea that death is a process. A neuroscientist explains.
April 28, 2019
Does a year in space make you older or younger?
The NASA Twins study - featuring astronaut twins Scott and Mark Kelly - was the perfect space experiment. Scott spent a year in space aboard the International Space Station. Mark remained on Earth. The results?
April 16, 2019
Black hole image confirms Einstein’s relativity theory
Einstein's theory was confirmed in 1919, when British astronomer Sir Arthur Eddington measured the bending of starlight around the sun during a total solar eclipse. And it's been re-confirmed since. How about now?
April 14, 2019
Alaska’s mountain glaciers: A 10-year story
Glaciers in Alaska are losing ice and contributing to sea level rise. To monitor these changes, a team of researchers has been flying scientific instruments on a bright red, single-engine plane since spring 2009.
April 5, 2019
2018 global CO2 growth 4th highest on record
According to NOAA data, global growth in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2018 was the 4th-highest in 60 years of record-keeping.
April 2, 2019
