7 Red-Hot Planet Mercury Facts [Infographic]
Not only is planet Mercury the closest to the sun, but it has extreme temperatures. Facts about Mercury: Its long comet-like tail, craters and unusual orbit
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30 Environmental Science Careers: How To Be an Earth Scientist
This list of 30 Earth Science careers has everything you need to know to carve your own career path as an Earth scientist. It’s time to start your journey.
10 Electrifying Lightning Facts: Get Thunderstruck
Lightning is hotter than the sun, it strikes 8.6 million times a day and more lightning facts. Because when there’s thunder, there’s sure to be lightning.
Metamorphic Rocks: Heat, Pressure and Metamorphism
If you take an existing rock and add immense heat or pressure to it, the rock becomes soft and pliable like cookie dough transforming into metamorphic rocks.
Antarctic Plate: The Drifting Continent of Antarctica
Antarctic plate holds the continent of Antarctica including the surrounding ocean. It shares borders with the African, Pacific & South American plate.
How Much Will Sea Level Rise?
As temperatures surge, sea levels rise with it. This is because melting ice sheets add to total water volume. By 2100, water levels could rise 32-68 inches.
States of Water: Gas, Liquid and Solid
Because water is extremely versatile, it changes phases rapidly. The states of water are gas, liquid and solid. Water cycles through these phases in nature.
Forestry Career: What Do Foresters Do?
Money doesn’t grow on trees for foresters but it still makes a great career option. You will harvest timber while conserving the environment as a forester.
What is Meteorology? 15 Branches of Meteorology
Weather and climate is all around us. It affects our work and play. Big disasters cost money and lives. Here are the branches of meteorology.
Universe Expansion: The Farthest Galaxy from Earth [Infographic]
The universe is immeasurable in size. Universe expansion is the theory that galaxies and all matter in space are increasing in distance between each other.
Theory of Evolution: Charles Darwin and Natural Selection
In flesh and blood, you have been genetically fine-tuned as a product of natural selection. Without evolution, complex beings like humans wouldn’t exist.
How Do Glaciers Form?
Like a rake scraping the dirt, glaciers leave a lasting impression on the land. They can erode mountains, transport vast amount of rock and reshape the land.
Coal Formation: How Coal Forms
Hydrocarbons, oil and coal formation in general are made from living organisms that have been compacted from intense heat and pressure millions of years ago.
LUCA: Last Universal Common Ancestor
All living things originated from a common ancestor called the last universal common ancestor (LUCA). The origin of life existed before LUCA (3.5 – 4.1 bya)
Sun Fusion: How the Sun Heats Up Earth
Fusion reactions power the sun. By fusing hydrogen to helium, the sun releases vast amounts of energy towards Earth. Then, sun fusion reaction heats Earth.