News tagged with deep freeze

Northern Eurasian snowpack could be a predictor of winter weather in US

Every winter, weather forecasters talk about the snow cover in the northern U.S. and into Canada as a factor in how deep the deep-freeze will be in the states. A new study by researchers at the University of Georgia indicates ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Researcher unravels one of geology's great mysteries

Danish researcher has solved one of the great mysteries of our geological past: Why the Earth's surface was not one big lump of ice four billion years ago when sun radiation was much weaker than today. Scientists have presumed ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 31, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (23) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Dead tigers to be frozen, studied

Thirty tigers have died in the country's various sanctuaries and reserves this year. With many of the deaths being suspect, the state has decided to take some action.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Spitzer Catches Star Cooking Up Comet Crystals (w/Animation)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long wondered how tiny silicate crystals, which need sizzling high temperatures to form, have found their way into frozen comets, born in the deep freeze of the solar system's ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 10