Author: Katie Turner

extinctions

Microbes Teach Humanity a Few Things About Carbon and Mass Extinctions

There have been five mass extinctions recorded in Earth’s geological record thus far. Some scientists posit that due to human activity and changes to climate

April 1, 2014 11 Comments

solar flares

Solar Flares Can Affect Communications and Power Grid

The sun is experiencing an 11-year period of unusually strong activity that began in 2002. In the last three months, three very large solar flares

April 1, 2014 4 Comments

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Things With Rings Now Include Asteroid Charilko

There are a few things with rings in our solar system; five to be exact, including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune…and now the asteroid Charilko. Similar

March 30, 2014 No Comments