New research from Colgate University changes our understanding of seasonal thawing in parts of Antarctica, as scientists have learned that summer thawing occurs nearly a month earlier, and stays thawed for a full two months longer, than previously believed.
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Drought, Fire, Insects Destroyed Nearly a Third of Southern Sierra Nevada Forest in Last Decade
In just 10 years, fires, drought, and insect infestations have devastated close to a third of forests in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains, a new study finds.
Ultra-Cold Mini Twisters
A team of quantum physicists from Innsbruck, Austria, led by three-time ERC laureate Francesca Ferlaino has established a new method to observe vortices in dipolar quantum gases.
Climate Change to Produce More Rainbows
Climate change will increase opportunities to see rainbows, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa.
Vegetation Regulates Energy Exchange in the Arctic
Global warming is changing the Arctic by causing permafrost thaw, glacier melt, droughts, fires and changes in vegetation.
New Catalyst Can Turn Smelly Hydrogen Sulfide into a Cash Cow
Hydrogen sulfide gas has the unmistakable aroma of rotten eggs.


