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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Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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RiparianxRiparian : The bank of a river or other body of water; may include the floodplains
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Research Highlights
A magnitude-8.1 earthquake and tsunami that killed 192 people last year in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga was in fact a triple-whammy. The 8.1 "great earthquake" concealed and triggered two...
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