Did
you know that a high
speed wind continuously blows off the Sun,
carrying with it plasma
that interacts with planetary environments, including Earth?
Did
you know that early Chinese believed that there were ten
suns that appeared each day in the sky during the ten-day Chinese week?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
Loess
xLoess : An aeolian sediment formed by the accumulation of wind-blown silt and lesser and variable amounts of sand and clay that are loosely cemented by calcium carbonate. Loess is usually homogeneous, highly porous, and is traversed by vertical capillaries t
A team of researchers from the Sea Education Association (SEA), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), and the University of Hawaii (UH) has conducted a study of plastic debris in the ocean. Certain...Read more