Approximately 400,000 years ago, some areas of Greenland that are now covered by a thick layer of ice were exposed to fresh ...
Hidden beneath the pristine white surface of Antarctica and Greenland lies an invisible crisis. While most people imagine ice ...
As glaciers and ice sheets retreat, they are exposing objects, organisms, and landscapes that have been locked away for ...
Things look brighter — and drier — in the Flathead High School library with the recent installation of a new skylight.
Researchers bundled in down jackets toiled around the clock in these snowy tunnels as a massive drill rig churned downward to extract core samples and the secrets they contain from the deepest ...
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Weather Wednesday: Ice Fishing

This simple ice-fishing-style experiment helps explain the science behind winter lakes, no actual fishing pole required!
A collaborative study between USU professor, Dr. Scott Hotaling, and Seattle University professor, Dr. Eric Gilbertson, ...
Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) and collaborators at the ...
We tend to think earthquakes are predominantly driven by deep-Earth forces. But in Kenya’s Lake Turkana Rift, researchers ...
Climate change is one of the top threats to vulnerable species around the world, driving widespread losses of plants and animals that can’t adapt fast enough. But at the same time, rising temperatures ...
The so-called ionocaloric effect is also reversible. Removing ions from a system can heat it up. This phenomenon could ...
You know that slightly smug feeling you get in the fall when your garden still looks fantastic while everyone else’s plants ...