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Weather & ClimateGuide

Weather Is Four Numbers, and We Have an Instrument for Each One

How weather works and how we measure it: the four ingredients behind every storm, the instrument that pins down each one, and how readings become a forecast.

25 min read

Field notes

Hand-picked from the archive: the explainers readers cite, link, and keep coming back to.

Earth & sky

The planet underfoot and the atmosphere above it, from bedrock and volcanoes to storm fronts and map lines.

Earth systems

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Earth Science /

Mafic Vs. Felsic Rocks: Know the Difference

Classification of rocks, minerals, and magma based on the silica content present in them defines them as either mafic or felsic. Learn more about the Mafic vs. Felsic geological classification through this ScienceStruck article.

4 min read

Weather & climate desk

Weather & ClimateGeography

The living world

Cells, species, and ecosystems, beside the curious facts that hold up to checking.

Matter & reactions

Elements, compounds, and the reactions that run the world, with experiments you can actually try.

The chemistry shelf

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From the lab bench

Science Projects

Physics & technology

The laws of energy and motion, beside the machines and instruments built on them.