Weather: Snow
Picture Collections
10 images of some snowflake crystals and some winter scenes with snow
Weather: Stratus Clouds
Picture Collections
5 images of stratus clouds that cover a wide horizontal layer in the sky at low level and are often associated with rain or drizzle
What are Carbon Offsets?
STEM Explained
Can carbon offsets help you reduce your environmental footprint, practice sustainable living and fight climate change?
What are Greenhouse Gases?
Backgrounders
This backgrounder explains what greenhouse gases are and how they contribute to climate change.
What are the Pros and Cons of Ethanol Biofuel?
STEM Explained
Biofuels like ethanol might help fight climate change. But they can contribute to food insecurity and greenhouse gases in ways that might surprise you.
What are the Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy?
STEM Explained
These two “point-counterpoint” videos provide arguments for and against using nuclear energy to generate electricity.
Weather: Cumulus Clouds
Picture Collections
5 images of cumulus clouds that are white, puffy clouds with a flat base at mid level and are often associated with fair weather
Tools: Weather Instruments
Picture Collections
15 images of various instruments such as rain gauges, wind vanes and weather satellites used to inform us about the weather
Understanding the Nitrogen Cycle
STEM Explained
What is the nitrogen cycle? How do human activities such as using fertilizer affect the nitrogen cycle? How can this cause greenhouse gases?
Weather: Cirrus Clouds
Picture Collections
5 images of cirrus clouds that are wispy or feather-like clouds at high level, made of ice crystals and may indicate an approaching storm
Weather: Conditions
Picture Collections
11 images that illustrate some daily weather conditions such as cold, hot and windy
Temperature on Earth and on the ISS
Backgrounders
Temperature is an important part of life on Earth and life in space. This backgrounder explains what temperature is, how it affects people and how it is controlled on the International Space Station.
The Environmental Impact of Wasted Food
STEM Explained
One-third of all food produced is wasted. Learn about the environmental consequences of food waste, and what you can do about it.
The Water Cycle
Picture Collections
1 diagram illustrating the water cycle
Radiation and Human Space Exploration
STEM Explained
One of the greatest hazards that humans in space face is cosmic radiation. Learn what cosmic radiation is, why it's dangerous, and ways that we are looking at protecting humans in deep space.