El Niño is gaining steam. National forecasters released an updated on the climate phenomenon this week, saying it’s now ...

Hillslopes in Arctic regions with frozen soils can host a suite of geometric patterns, from circles and stripes to polygonal ...

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

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Snow flies have an unexpected way of surviving freezing temperatures. They produce antifreeze proteins to block ice formation and can even generate their own heat. Scientists also found that their ...

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