Researchers at Washington State University have discovered a molecular "winter lock" that keeps animals in a less active winter state until favorable conditions return, a discovery that could improve ...

A rare Super El Niño is building fast. See when it could start steering storms, unlocking Arctic air and shaping an early U.S ...

A Cessna 185 zigzagged a tight back-and-forth pattern along Alaska’s southern coast earlier this summer, the pilot intent on ...

Martin Stuefer, the director of the Hyperspectral Imaging Lab at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, is both a pilot and researcher.

Insects show a remarkable ability to adapt to a huge range of temperatures. This is even more impressive when you remember that they are cold-blooded and therefore at the mercy of external ...

Unlike most bugs, snow flies thrive in the cold—thanks to a baffling mix of genetic kinks that scientists never expected to find. Reading time 3 minutes Insects are cold-blooded. Low temperatures make ...

Spatial variability of snow depth and snow water equivalent (SWE) within a basin has long been recognized as a central challenge for predicting snowmelt runoff and managing water resources. Although ...

A cooler and wetter pattern will be setting up across the Western U.S. next week, bringing heat relief and some much needed rain and higher elevation snow. The snow will be a welcome sight, especially ...

This black sling bag is covered in a debossed pattern of the Evil Queen’s heart and sword symbol. A molded metal charm of the queen’s crown is on the front. The bag is made of polyurethane with ...

In a new study, Northwestern University scientists explored how snow flies—small, wingless insects that crawl across snow to find mates and lay eggs—survive in freezing cold temperatures. They ...