Popular Questions - Science

Part A – What is Latent Heat? and why is it important to atmospheric science? Part B – Why is Evaporation a “cooling” process?

Lab 5: Tracking the Night Sky Introduction Observing the cosmos from Earth has its complications. Earth is a moving platform! It spins on its axis once a day, and travels hundreds of millions of...

Visit Greenhouse Gases Lab (accessible through the Labs section of Contemporary Environmental Issues) and complete the virtual lab. In this lab you will use a computer model to explore how human...

The idea of sending people to Mars in hopes of colonizing the planet has long been out of the realm of possibilities but big thinkers like Elon Musk are determined to keep trying (link). From what...

Genetically engineered foods Should the government regulate/allow genetically engineered food? What are your thoughts and concerns when relating it to genetically modified foods? Explain the...

Take a few minutes to visit the websites of your local city(Las Vegas, Nevada), county(Clark County ), or state health department (Nevada) to learn about the services they provide.  In your post,...