…over a longer period of time, this could suggest that we may have overestimated the Sun’s role in warming the planet, rather than underestimating it.” The search for knowledge goes…
Our updated STEM Resource Finder (previously called the Learn Portal) at learn.concord.org now allows you to search for resources, create classes, assign activities, and track student progress with reports. All…
…other climate-related changes will also contribute to rising sea levels. Sea level is about to increase three or four feet in this century alone. This once-in-a-geological-epoch news item about Antarctic…
How can you tell what’s in the atmosphere of a planet that’s over one billion miles from Earth? Blog Post
…the exciting news came back that oxygen was discovered in the atmosphere of Rhea, one of the moons. It took five years of measurements and data analysis to collect enough…
…Earth-like and have the ability to support life. You can explore the transit method–how the Kepler telescope detects planets–in our space investigation “Is there life outside of Earth?” http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110110151155.htm http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/01/110110-nasa-kepler-10b-new-planet-found-rocky-science-space/…
…lives and those of their communities. Halfway around the world, 20 students in Durham, North Carolina, also investigated data in an afterschool program in the spring of 2021. Data, they…
…drought have desiccated trees, shrubs, and grasses and transformed the western United States into a tinderbox. Air Quality Index and active fires in the western United States. https://fire.airnow.gov/ Today’s students…
Kilauea, Hawai’i’s youngest and most active volcano, has been continuously erupting since 1983. But it made news again recently with large earthquakes and lava fountains erupting in residential areas. Have…
…returning to blogging at long last as well. We’re pleased to have you visiting, and invite you to stay tuned for much more of our latest news, happenings and thinking….
…could contribute to further warming. This is not new news. What is new is the idea that high latitude areas will become a carbon source rather than a carbon sink….