The April 2024 Eclipse: Are You Ready? - Eclipse Optics

The April 2024 Eclipse: Are You Ready?

Learn where, when, and how to view the upcoming April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse.

The Basics of Solar Radiation

Learn what solar radiation is and its impacts on Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and biosphere

The Future of Soil

Learn about soils

  • Soil Formation
  • Soil Types
  • Soil Horizons
  • Climate Change and Soils
  • Nitrogen Depletion of Soils
  • Soil Nutrients
  • Soil Pollution
Tagged: earth science

Climate Change and Atmospheric Circulation

Learn about climate change

  • Climate Change
  • Global Warming
  • Atmospheric Circulation (Walker Circulation, Hadley Cells, Rossby Waves)
  • Climate Zones
  • El Nino and La Nina
Tagged: earth science

How the Grand Tetons Formed

Learn how these majestic mountains formed over many millions of years and how to enjoy them safely
Tagged: earth science
Protecting Yourself from Harmful Solar Radiation - Eclipse Optics

Protecting Yourself from Harmful Solar Radiation

Learn about the three bands of UV radiation and how to protect yourself from the bands that pass through the ozone layer

Earth's Freshwater

Learn about hydrology

  • Surface & Groundwater
  • Water Table
  • Water Cycle
  • Aquifers
  • Water Pollution
Tagged: earth science

Fossils

Learn about

  • Fossil Formation
  • Types of Fossils
  • Fossil Dating
  • Digging for Fossils
  • Uses of Fossils
Tagged: earth science

How Craters of the Moon National Monument Was Formed

Learn about Craters of the Moon National Monument, located in Idaho, how it formed and what its future holds
Tagged: earth science

The Atmosphere and Climate Change

Learn about

  • Types of Atmosphere
  • Atmospheric Pressure, Temperature & Wind
  • Global Climate Change
  • Atmospheric Pollution
  • Atmospheric Effects on Weather
Tagged: earth science

Ocean Circulation and Pollution

Learn about

  • Ocean Circulation
  • Ocean Chemistry
  • Marine Life
  • Ocean Pollution
  • Human Impact on Oceans
Tagged: earth science

What Makes a Planet Habitable

Learn what makes planets habitable and the challenges in colonizing other planets