Bats are often misunderstood, but they are among the most fascinating and important mammals on Earth. With over 1,400 species worldwide, they play a vital role in ecosystems, from pollinating plants ...
Snow has been a part of Earth’s climate for millions of years, forming a key feature of the planet’s cryosphere. Evidence of snowfall can be traced back to the Ice ...
Winter might be seen as a cold period marked by dark days. But there's still a lot of interesting things going on between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Leader Publishing Company of Salem ...
In 1964, graduate student Donald Rusk Currey asked for permission to cut down a tree growing on Wheeler Peak in Nevada's Great Basin National Park. Though there are different accounts on the ...
A colossal ice core sample drilled in Antarctica may contain the oldest, unbroken timeline of Earth's climate, stretching back more than a million years. Laid horizontally, the entire ice core's 2,800 ...