Earth Science

Thermodynamics is the science of how heat, and more broadly, energy, flows. The Laws of Thermodynamics are universal principles that explain how these flows work, much as Newton’s Laws of Motion describes how physical objects move. For a more detailed…
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The Goliath Grouper, Epinephelus itajara, is the largest grouper found in the North Atlantic. The goliath grouper lives in the tropical and subtropical waters from the coastal waters of Brazil up through the Caribbean into the Gulf of Mexico and…
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When snow falls from the sky, it is so beautiful, until someone slips on the ice. At that point, people will start to place salt on their pathways to melt the snow. It is a curious thing how salt does…
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Recently, global warming has become a cause of concern to many. Of particular concern is the potential loss of the ice sheets found in the Polar Regions of the Earth. The loss of land ice in Antarctica Alaska and Greenland…
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Growing up in the mideast, we got alot of snow in Virginia. I remember my mother bundling me up in my bunny rabbit snow suit that she had made, and sending me out in snow up to my waist. As…
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A giant meteor, technologically advanced aliens, zombies, a massive volcano creating an earthquake resulting in a global tidal wave, Y2K, the rapture. These are just a few of the fantastical interpretations for the end of days. As per usual, Hollywood…
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Black smokers are objects of intense interest to oceanographers, geologists and biologists. They are hydrothermal vents found near the oceanic ridges, which mark the constructive plate boundaries. Found only in the deep oceans, the first black smoker was discovered in…
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Have you ever wondered how salt actually contributes to ice or snow melting? If you live in a really cold area where the roads, sidewalks and driveways are frequently icy during winter, you have probably used salt to melt the…
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The earth’s magnetic field is somewhat like a simple bar magnet. It has two poles on the surface of the earth, the northern magnetic pole and the southern magnetic pole. Away from the surface of the earth, the magnetic field…
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Tornadoes are quick and even though can be detected soon enough to give warnings, you still don’t know where to go as they are twisting here and there and are so unpredictable in changing course, they are sometime hard to…
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