Explore Our Changing Planet
DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, which is a substance found in every living cell on Earth. ...
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In this episode, you will learn how climate change is impacting one of our countries most ...
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Bark beetles are native to North America. They are about the size of a grain of rice. They've ...
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Trees contain some of nature's most accurate evidence of the past. Their growth layers, appearing ...
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It turns out that snakes are the most feared of any animal on Earth. Reptiles have had a consistently ...
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Climate change is having a major impact on many infectious diseases. In some cases, warmer ...
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As the Earth system warms due to rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the ...
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As the Earth's atmosphere warms due to rising levels of greenhouse gases, our oceans are warming ...
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As the Earth system warms due to rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the ...
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As the Earth system warms due to rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, observations ...
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Black carbon contributes to global warming in two ways. When in the atmosphere, it absorbs ...
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The dramatic increase in atmospheric CO2 in the past few decades has resulted in a startling ...
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The delicate balance of life and environment which sustains coral reefs globally is under threat. ...
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As the ocean warms, it will also expand in volume, causing sea level to rise. ...
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What will happen to crops, as Earth's temperature rises and soils dry out because of changing ...
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Satellite observations of lake temperatures at many lakes show that lakes are warming ...
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As Arctic sea ice melts, the fresh water released may impact the global ocean circulation ...
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Did you know?
Did you know that
greenhouse
gases are increasing rapidly in the Earth's atmosphere?
Do you know the difference between weather and climate?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
Rayleigh wavexRayleigh wave : A Rayleigh wave is a seismic surface wave causing the ground to shake in an elliptical motion, with no transverse, or perpendicular, motion.
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Research Highlights
Tiny variations in the isotopic composition of silver in meteorites and Earth rocks are helping scientists put together a timetable of how our planet was assembled, beginning 4.568 billion years ago. Results...
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