The trick to getting a good ice core is to drill straight down into the sea ice, continually clear the slush gurgling up from the ocean, correctly reassemble the core fragments on the tray, take its temperature every couple of inches before it melts or cools, and saw it into hockey-puck-sized chunks without dropping them […]
Yes it is that time of the year! The ptarmigan have blanketed our area heralding the coming of spring. Much more reliable than any ground hog. They usually show up right before the willow start to bud.
NASA's first mission to sample an asteroid is moving ahead into development and testing in preparation for its launch in 2016.
For the first time this year, and for the first time since China's change of leadership, a high-ranking North Korean official has made a visit to its neighbor and largest trading partner.