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Tagged: Antarctica

NSF awards $271,000 research grant to geology professor

  • May 18, 2020
DeKalb, Ill. — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $271,000 grant to NIU Board of Trustees Professor Reed Scherer and colleague Christine Siddoway of Colorado College to support their research…

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NIU’s growing Antarctic footprint

Scientists on quest to assess risk of future ice sheet collapse

  • January 11, 2019
DeKalb, Ill. — On Jan. 18, Reed Scherer once again will venture into the depths of Antarctica, boarding the same ship he traveled elsewhere on decades ago as an eager…

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Reed Scherer

New study suggests surprising wrinkle in history of West Antarctic Ice Sheet

At some point since last Ice Age, the WAIS was smaller than it is today

  • June 13, 2018
DeKALB, Ill. — Scientists  generally have believed that since the end of the last Ice Age, about 15,000 years ago, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) has been getting smaller…

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Antarctic mystery solved?

Scientists say ocean fossils found in mountains are cause for concern over future sea levels

  • September 20, 2016
Tiny ocean fossils distributed widely across rock surfaces in the Transantarctic Mountains point to the potential for a substantial rise in global sea levels under conditions of continued global warming,…

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Catch of the day: Scientists find fish in extreme environment half-mile beneath Antarctic ice

  • January 21, 2015
Courtesy of the National Science Foundation Using a specially designed hot-water drill to cleanly bore through a half mile of ice, a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded team of researchers has…

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Antarctic adventure: For NIU student researchers, upcoming expedition is opportunity of a lifetime

  • December 17, 2014
It’s a continent of extremes, boasting the driest, harshest, windiest and coldest spots on Earth. And for three NIU graduate students in geology who will spend time conducting research in…

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