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What is the world's largest desert? Hint: it's not hot or covered in sand.
USA Today· 3 days agoAmong these landscapes are deserts. Images of sand and cacti may come to mind, but did you know...
Iron from Glacial Meltwater Could Supercharge Phytoplankton Growth. What Would That Mean for the...
Scientific American· 1 day agoRachel Feltman: Antarctica is the largest, coldest desert on the planet, with snowfall dropping less...
Antarctic home - hard, expensive and bad for your health
Cosmos· 4 days agoOn October 25, 1991, I made my first trip to the US’s Antarctic Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station....
Hot Tub of Despair: The deadly ocean pool that traps and pickles creatures that fall in
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThis stagnant brine pool at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is so toxic it kills and embalms any...
University of Alabama professor plays key role in study of 'Doomsday Glacier'
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAlabama's coastline was very different and extended far into what is now the Gulf of Mexico...we...
A Wild Plan to Avert Catastrophic Sea-Level Rise
The Atlantic· 3 days agoThis was a NASA mission. Bayou appointed himself our Neil Armstrong. In the ensuing days, we were scheduled to set up four identical sites in a long...
Is there really a huge subsurface lake near Mars' south pole?
Space via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHowever, planetary scientists have to be wary of assuming that what is true for Earth is true for...