Air pressure and wind impact us every day. From how we dress and plan our outdoor activities. When thunderstorms form, air rushes upward into the cloud, then the wind is turned back horizontally. A ...
What happens to the body in the deep sea? You need oxygen to survive, but too much oxygen can be deadly. Also, if you rise to the surface too quickly, nitrogen bubbles can form in your body and kill ...
GRAND RAPIDS — Do you think its possible to fit a water balloon inside a bottle?? The only way we will make it happen is by creating different air pressure. Let’s find out how! Step 1: Fill the ...
The new-generation dynamic diamond anvil cell (dDAC) was developed by engineers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), together with some from Deutsches Elektronen-Synchroton (DESY), the ...
Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week’s contribution is from Behnaz Hosseini, Ph.D. student, ...
In high-pressure experiments, scientists have discovered new forms of the common mineral feldspar. At moderate temperatures, these hitherto unknown variants are stable at pressures of Earth's upper ...