Research & Developments
6 Ways This Year’s “Super El Niño” Could Affect Climate, Humans, and Marine Creatures
The key word here is “could.” Experts emphasize that no two El Niños are alike.
Trump Administration to Remove Hundreds of Deep-Ocean Observation Instruments, Dismantling $368 Million Program
The Trump administration’s National Science Foundation (NSF) has begun dismantling the infrastructure of a $368 million deep-ocean observing program critical…
Judge Blocks NSF From Dismantling NCAR
“NSF’s failure to provide any explanation for its decision—let alone a reasonable one—thwarts meaningful judicial review and renders the challenged…
Off Track, On Purpose
“Driving a car or even riding in a bus is a bit like dragging an eraser across the planet, except the crumbs are microplastics. Toxic microplastics.”
Britta Baechler
What Tires Leave Behind Can Become Toxic Fish Food
Britta Baechler
What Tires Leave Behind Can Become Toxic Fish Food
Let the Scientists Tell It
New Directions in Mapping Ice Sheet Fabrics and Flow
Polarimetric radar advances enable scientists to measure orientations of crystals, bubbles, and other properties that affect the flow of glaciers and ice sheets—and their contributions to sea level.
