Covid-19 Lockdown: Our Earth Breathes...

It is hard to believe that anything good could come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus has infected hundreds of thousands of people around the world and caused governments to impose travel restrictions, curfews, and business closures. However, as people are being told to stay home to avoid the spread of the disease, social distancing has proved to be a blessing for nature and the global climate. Let’s explore the ways that social distancing is helping our planet. The Effects of Social Distancing One of the biggest impacts of people staying home is the drastic reduction in pollution...

O Ocean!

Raging seas and inky skies, a wave barrels down on my small fishing boat, and where am I? I am helplessly clinging to my meager wooden craft. The indigo swell crashes down on my maple-wood vessel, capsizing it. O ocean! Spare me from your horrible punishment, for I am sailing to Paradise, where the golden sun sits like a saucer of yellow milk in the robin’s egg-blue sky; where the cherry-red flowers smell sweeter than an afternoon on a calm summer’s day, where there is no conflict, where all is peace. The sky bursts into color, lavender mixing with emerald in the snowy clouds. The amber sun...

A Selfie On Mars!

Since it landed on Mars on August 5, 2012, Curiosity has been exploring the red planet and helping scientists learn new facts about Mars. The mission of the rover was to see whether Mars could have supported life as well as learn more about the planet's geology and atmosphere. Thanks to Curiosity, researchers have learned that Mars contained water and chemicals that are the building blocks of life. On March 6, 2020, Curiosity climbed Greenheugh Pediment and set a record for the steepest climb. Greenheugh Pediment is a 3-mile (or 5 kilometers) high sheet of rock on top of a hill, and Curiosity...

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