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hemisphere

[hem-i-sfeer] / ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪər /
NOUN
half
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"That really increases the chance of cold air outbreaks across the latitudes where most of the densely populated population centers are across the northern hemisphere, US, Europe and East Asia," Cohen told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Wales and Japan both currently lie fifth in their respective hemisphere tables.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

After participants consumed peanuts daily for 16 weeks, researchers observed improved insulin responsiveness in a group of brain regions in the right hemisphere.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

However, the measurements showed that this darker hemisphere was not warm enough to explain all the missing heat.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

In radar astronomy, radio waves are transmitted by a telescope on Earth, strike, say, that hemisphere of Venus that happens to be facing the Earth, and bounce back.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

For the first time, scientists could directly compare rocks collected from both lunar hemispheres.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Although the contrasts between the two hemispheres are clearly visible at the surface and within the crust, scientists have been uncertain whether similar differences extend deep into the lunar mantle.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

"Our findings suggest that the mass of Earth's water and air moving between the hemispheres is smaller than previously thought."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

A hotter southern mantle could indicate that Mars once had a magnetic field strong enough to produce differences in magnetism between the two hemispheres.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

This demonstrated the force of air pressure acting on the hemispheres and inspired Boyle’s construction of an air pump.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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