When bubbles burst at the ocean’s surface, they eject droplets that can carry high concentrations of contaminants like pollutants, viruses, and microplastics. Previous theories posited that only particles smaller than Keep reading
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A Real Tatooine
Since at least the release of “Star Wars”, we have wondered what life would be like on a circumbinary planet – a planet orbiting two stars. In the past few Keep reading
Ice Bridges
During winter, Canada’s Arctic Archipelago, home of the Northwest Passage, generally fills with sea ice. These ice bridges form in the long and narrow straits between islands. A new paper Keep reading
The Earth in Infrared
The motions of Earth’s atmosphere are often invisible to the human eye, but fortunately, we’ve built tools to reveal them. This timelapse video shows the Earth in infrared light, first Keep reading