Department of Environmental Sciences, India
Department of Environmental Sciences, Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical, biological, and information sciences (including ecology, biology, physics, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology, and physical geography Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India
Editorial
Radioactive Elements May Be Crucial To The Habitability of Rocky Planets
Author(s): Chandra Shekhar Kapoor
These illustrations show three versions of a rocky planet with different amounts of internal heating from radioactive elements. The middle planet is earth-like, with plate tectonics and an internal dynamo generating a magnetic field. The top planet, with more radiogenic heating, has extreme volcanism but no dynamo or magnetic field. The bottom planet with less radiogenic heating, is geologically “dead,” with no volcanism. .. View more»