Explore Physics of Space Weather
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Some basic concepts find applications in many, many places throughout science, especially physical ...
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Mechanics is the term used to refer to one of the main branches of the science of physics. ...
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Electricity and magnetism are two closely related and very important topics within the science ...
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The scientific field of thermal physics is concerned with heat and temperature. When we delve ...
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Atoms and the minute particles from which they are made strongly influence the nature of many ...
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Some concepts are used in many different fields of science and serve as a general purpose "toolbox" ...
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Did you know?
Did you know that the
Earth’s
magnetic field protects us from radiation from space?
Do you know what the Fibonacci sequence is?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
SlickensidesxSlickensides : Slickensides are polished striated rock surfaces caused by one rock mass moving across another on a fault.
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Research Highlights
Conservation efforts aimed at protecting endangered Caribbean corals may be overlooking regions where corals are best equipped to evolve in response to global warming and other climate challenges. That's...
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