January 15, 2016
Ice (Re)Cap: February 2016
From Antarctica to the Arctic; from polar caps, permafrost and glaciers to ocean-rafted sea ice; and from burly bears to cold-loving microbes, …
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September 21, 2015
Aerosols help mitigate ill effects of Amazon fires
Forest fires across the Amazon Basin — many of which are set intentionally to clear land for human use — burn thousands of square kilometers each …
September 2, 2014
Of char and carbon: The story of a buried soil
The so-called Brady soil — a dark horizon up to a meter thick that underlies much of Kansas and Nebraska — is widespread but often unseen. The …
January 5, 2012
Still in a haze: What we don't know about black carbon
Black carbon — fine particles of soot in the atmosphere produced from the burning of fossil fuels or biomass — has been known to be a health …