Planetary Sciences
Mar 17, 2022
It's springtime on Mars, and the dunes are defrosting
Nothing says springtime on Mars like defrosting dunes.
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Environment
Mar 4, 2022
New Zealand farmers and growers are already adapting to changing climate conditions, just not enough
This week's major report on climate impacts, adaptation and vulnerability highlights the challenges a shifting climate presents for food- and fiber-producing regions, including Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia.
Planetary Sciences
Oct 13, 2021
'Glowing' sand dune erosion on the side of Mars' Kaiser Crater
While Mars is known as the red planet, a variety of colors can be found on the planet's surface. Just like on Earth, the array of colors we can see in images from Mars comes from the diverse minerals on or just under the ...
Planetary Sciences
Sep 29, 2021
How much carbon dioxide snow falls every winter on Mars?
Like Earth, Mars experiences climatic variations during the course of a year because of the tilted nature of its orbit (aka. seasonal change). Similarly, these variations in temperature result in interaction between the atmosphere ...
Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2021
Researchers tackle Mars topographic systems
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have been shedding light on the enigmatic "spiders from Mars," providing the first physical evidence that these unique features on the planet's surface can be formed by the sublimation ...
Space Exploration
Mar 17, 2021
A pocket guide to Mars: Now you can buy an atlas for the Red Planet
A pocket atlas of Mars has been published that uses geographic techniques developed for terrestrial maps to reveal a wealth of information about the surface of the Red Planet, as well as its climate and cloud cover. The atlas ...
Space Exploration
Jan 12, 2021
Image: Frosty scenes in Martian summer
The CaSSIS camera onboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter captured remnant frost deposits in a region near Sisyphi Tholus, in the high southern latitudes of Mars (74ºS/246ºE).
Materials Science
May 27, 2020
'Nature's antifreeze' provides formula for more durable concrete
Secrets to cementing the sustainability of our future infrastructure may come from nature, such as proteins that keep plants and animals from freezing in extremely cold conditions. CU Boulder researchers have discovered that ...
Earth Sciences
May 5, 2020
Drifting through the ice on board a polar climate research vessel
More than two months ago, EPFL researcher Julia Schmale joined the crew of the Polarstern, a German research icebreaker that has been drifting slowly through the frozen waters starting north of Siberia towards Svalbard since ...
Materials Science
Feb 28, 2020
Scientists come up with nanoconcrete for casting under negative temperature conditions
Engineers from Far Eastern Federal University Military Training Center (FEFU, Vladivostok, Russia) together with colleagues from RUDN University have developed a concrete mixture with nano additives for monolithic construction ...
