How Did The Earth's Atmosphere Form?

This talk is on Antarctica, one of the seven continents. It contains the geographic South Pole, and is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere. It is the fifth largest continent, bigger than Australia and Europe. When you think of this place, what comes to you ...  Show more

This podcast is on facts about "sleep" and how getting enough sleep affects human health. Just like regular exercise and a healthy diet, getting enough good sleep is an essential part of taking care of your health. Adults need an average of 7.5 hours each night. Getting enough sl ...  Show more

In this episode, we discuss the Earth's early atmosphere. Scientists generally agree that Earth's initial atmosphere, following its formation approximately 4.6 billion years ago, was heavily influenced by widespread and active volcanism. These eruptions released significant quant ...  Show more

How did life on Earth start? To help answer that, researchers are trying to create some life for themselves. This is the second episode in our three-part series, Origins, about the beginnings and boundaries of life on Earth. For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a gre ...  Show more

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We've all heard about it. And most likely you've heard that it's in danger. But what is the ozone layer in the first place? And once we learn that, how about figuring out why it's in danger? Ok let's do it.

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Like most things in the universe, stars begin as particles floating around in massive clouds of dust and gas. But what forces these particles to coalesce and form a star? Tune in and learn more about the birth of stars in this podcast.