As scientists and crew with NASA's Operation IceBridge mission prepared for a research flight on Nov. 5, 2016, the weather in Punta Arenas, Chile, was cold, wet, and windy. But when they reached their survey site in West ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 11, 2016
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At the southern end of the Earth, a NASA plane carrying a team of scientists and a sophisticated instrument suite to study ice is returning to surveying Antarctica. For the past eight years, Operation IceBridge has been on ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 18, 2016
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2016 continues to be a momentous year for Australia's climate, on track to be the new hottest year on record.
Earth Sciences
Sep 29, 2016
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Here's what it takes to conduct research in Antarctica if you're BYU biologist Byron Adams:
Earth Sciences
Sep 14, 2016
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Fresh understanding of West Antarctica has revealed how the region's ice sheet could become unstable in a warming world.
Earth Sciences
Aug 22, 2016
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Sometimes, the best way to study Mars is to stay home. There's no substitute for actual missions to Mars, but pieces of Mars have made the journey to Earth, and saved us the trip. Case in point: the treasure trove of Martian ...
Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2016
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Winter is coming, and like many scientists posted in Antarctica, Bogdan Gavrylyuk is looking forward to going home.
Earth Sciences
Apr 6, 2016
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The Amundsen Sea Low (ASL) is a climatological low pressure system located over the southern Pacific Ocean, off the coast of West Antarctica. Atmospheric variability in this region is larger than anywhere else in the Southern ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 18, 2016
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Australia's flagship icebreaker was Thursday steaming back home with its crew after running aground in Antarctica during a blizzard, with experts saying damage to the hull was minor.
Earth Sciences
Mar 3, 2016
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Antarctica and Greenland may be two of the most remote places on Earth but what happens in both these vast landscapes can significantly impact on human activity further afield.
Earth Sciences
Feb 19, 2016
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