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Long-Term Carbon Cycle: Carbon Dioxide to Hydrocarbons

Carbon is re-purposed into fossil fuels in the long-term carbon cycle. The coal that we use today was produced millions of years ago from buried swamps.

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

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.

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.

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.

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)

What Happened in the Archean Eon? [4.0 to 2.5 billion years ago]

Earth formed a stable climate in the Archean Eon. Because it cooled down from its molten state, Earth was able to support oceans, continents and oxygenation

10 Planet Venus Facts [Infographic]

Planet Venus neighbors the Earth. It’s the second planet closest the sun. Other facts include its counterclockwise rotation and how it rains sulfuric acid.

5 Facts of Ice-Cold Planet Uranus [Infographic]

Planet Uranus is the coldest and has the 3rd largest radius for any planet in the solar system. It’s tilted at more 90°, it has faint rings and has 27 moons.

Coriolis Effect: Air Circulation in the Atmosphere

The Coriolis effect is the deflection of air due to Earth’s rotation. Air veers to the right in the northern hemisphere. And vice versa south of the equator.

What is a Cinder Cone Volcano (Scoria Cone)?

Cinder cones (also known as spatter cones) are the most common type of volcano in the world. But they are small in comparison to stratovolcanoes and others.

Chandler Wobble: Why Earth Wobbles Like a Toy Top

Earth spins on its axis of rotation. But it doesn’t spin perfectly. Like a toy top, it wobbles when it spins. This displacement is the Chandler Wobble.

How Do Sedimentary Rocks Form?

Sedimentary rocks form from two key processes. First, compaction squeezes material together. Second, cementing glues the squeezed material together.