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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…

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…

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,…

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…

Tagged: global warming

NSF awards $271,000 research grant to geology professor

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

Antarctic mystery solved?

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

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

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