Red Sprite: The European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut photographed an uncommon occurrence termed a red sprite. Red sprite represents an extraordinary meteorological phenomenon categorized as a Transient Luminous Event (TLE). Sprite is also an acronym for Stratospheric/mesospheric Perturbations resulting from Intense Thunderstorm Electrification. Occasionally dubbed red lightning, it occurs above thunderclouds at altitudes between 40 […]
Day: December 13, 2023
Otolith Rings
Otolith Rings: Marine biologists at the University of Southampton have developed a technique to decode the chemistry of otoliths. Otolith rings is a stony lump in the fish ear. These are much like tree rings which reveal fish’s age. Different forms or isotopes of oxygen in the otolith indicate the temperature the fish experienced when […]
