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For thousands of years people have associated objects in the sky, the Earth, and aspects ...
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Landscape painters have been representing clouds in their art for centuries. Different artists ...
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Did you know?
Did you know that
Thor was the Norse god of thunder, and that he produced thunder with his hammer, Mjolnir?
Did you know that the Inuit sea spirit, Sedna, stubbornly refused to marry anyone?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
Orographic liftxOrographic lift : Occurs when an air mass is forced to rise over geographic relief from a lower elevation. As the air mass rises it expands and cools adiabatically, which can raise the relative humidity to 100%, create clouds and precipitation.
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Research Highlights
Geologists have found evidence that sea ice extended to the equator 716.5 million years ago, bringing new precision to a "snowball Earth" event long suspected to have taken place around that time. Funded...
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