Saturn’s moon Enceladus has geysers shooting tiny grains of ice into space. These grains could hold traces of life − but researchers need the right tools to tell.
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How can the same material, ice, have diametrically different physical properties - sticking and sliding?
One report says methamphetamine use is rising. Another says it’s falling. So what’s going on?
Negative attitudes lead to stigma, which sees people who use drugs isolated and marginalised.
There are an infinite number of paths an ice crystal can take before you touch it.
Global warming is melting away an iconic cornerstone of Canadian culture — outdoor skating.
Accidents happen and kids get injured. But how can you tell if it needs an icepack, a physio or a trip to the emergency department?
When you’re running late in the winter, you don’t want to have to spend time scraping frost off your windshield. Try some expert-recommended techniques instead.
As the climate changes and weather warms, the freezing line is shifting, bringing rain to many regions more accustomed to snow.
A deadly avalanche at Palisades Tahoe, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics, shows the risk as snow layers melt and new snow falls.
The Peregrine and Nova-C landers are due to carry out valuable science at two diverse lunar locations.
Increasing awareness of the dangers ‘forever chemical’ road salts pose to our fresh water systems highlights the urgent importance of finding new approaches to de-icing our roads.
There’s a flurry of excitement every time a comet comes into view from Earth. But what are these celestial objects, and where do they come from?
Alaska has at least 120 glacier-dammed lakes, and almost all have drained at least once since 1985, a new study shows. Small ones have been producing larger floods in recent years.
Freshwater turtles in Canada survive the cold, harsh winters by remaining under ice and conserving their energy. Northern map turtles however, move around constantly beneath the ice.
Glaciologists are discovering new ways surface meltwater alters the internal structure of ice sheets, and raising an alarm that sea level rise could be much more abrupt than current models forecast.
To fully understand the extent of climate-related dangers the Arctic – and our planet – is facing, we must focus on organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye.
The melting of the Antarctic ice sheet will contribute for a long time to sea level rise, which will test humanity’s capacity to adapt.
Molecule by molecule, a snowflake grows and eventually begins to fall. A scientific look at the amazing nature of snowflakes and snow.
Nature takes a unique approach to solving its icy surface problems. We found the solution to de-icing challenges in the feathers of adorable wobble-gaited penguins.
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Associate Professor, National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Oxford
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Professor of Snow Hydrology, Colorado State University
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Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan
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Professor, Mental Health and Addiction, Rural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University
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Chief Scientist, Australian Antarctic Division and Professor of Climate Science, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Assistant Professor of Natural Resources, Colorado State University
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Professor and Director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW
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Adjunct Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Society and Design, Bond University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Thermo Fluid Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Addiction Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, Monash University