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3 Types of Faults: Normal, Reverse and Strike-Slip

The 3 types of faults are: normal, reverse and strike-slip. When two blocks slide horizontally, it’s strike-slip. If it moves vertically, it’s dip-slip. […]

What is Permafrost? Why It’s Like the Glue for Rock and Soil

Think of permafrost like glue. The ice is the glue in permafrost which holds the rocks, sand & soil. Like glue, permafrost doesn’t melt. Instead, it thaws. […]

What Causes Tsunamis? A Guide to How Tsunamis Form

Tsunamis are long, tall waves that can be disastrous to anything nearby. But what causes tsunamis? 80% start from earthquakes. And how do tsunamis form? […]

How Fast Does the Earth Spin? Earth vs The Engineered

How fast does the Earth spin? Earth spins at an incredible 1000 miles per hour (1600 km/hr). We compare the Earth’s spin to nature and engineered velocities […]

A Visual Guide to Our Solar System [Infographic]

Our solar system is a 4.57 billion years old planetary system that includes a central star and all the natural space objects (planets) orbiting the Sun. […]

Pangea Ultima: Meet Earth’s Next Supercontinent

If you could fast-forward 250 million years in the future, you would witness all continents will assemble into one giant supercontinent called Pangea Ultima. […]

7 Major Tectonic Plates: The World’s Largest Plate Tectonics

From large to small, the 7 major tectonic plates include the Pacific, North American, Eurasian, African, Antarctic, Indo-Australian and South American plate. […]

Moon Gravity: Your Weight on the Moon

The gravity of the moon is 1/6 of Earth. If you stepped on a scale on the moon, you could subtract 83.5%. So 100 kg in weight would be 16.5 kg on the moon. […]

Near Earth Objects (NEO): Are We at Risk of an Impact Collision?

For example, asteroids, comets and meteors pose potential risk if its orbit brings it closer to our proximity. Are there any near-Earth objects on a collision course with Earth? And are there any defence systems […]

Supermassive Black Holes: The Center of Galaxies [Infographic]

All galaxies have supermassive black holes at the center of it. These collapsed stars are a few times the mass of a sun which run out of fuel and explode. […]

What Are the 5 Koppen Climate Classification Types?

The Koppen climate classification catalogues Earth’s types of environments. In the eyes of Koppen, they are tropical, dry, temperate, continental and polar. […]

Taxonomic Classification: From Domain to Species

In biology, we categorize life by how similar organisms are with each other. Like a family tree, we find relationships by their classification of life. […]

What Are the 3 Domains of Life?

We categorize life into 3 domains of life: eukarya, archaea and bacteria. Domains classify life in the most general way such as the presence of a nucleus. […]

13 Parts of a Volcano: The Anatomy of Volcanoes

Today, we explore 13 parts of a volcano. From tephra, fumaroles, magma, lava domes, pyroclastic flow to volcanic bombs, this is the anatomy of volcanoes. […]

Average Salary in Environmental Science [2020 Update]

From astrophysicists to arborists, this environmental science salary pyramid gives a sneak peak of how much earth scientists earn in their respective field. […]