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Farewell to a funny, brilliant scientist
March 08, 2025
Glenn Shaw died on Feb. 28, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona. The atmospheric chemist was for years a scientist and professor at the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. He was funny and irreverent and brilliant.
Northern soil microbes staying up all winter
February 28, 2025
We can't see them, but there are more microbes -- tiny fungi, bacteria, worms and other living things -- in a teaspoon of soil than there are people on Earth.
Bering Land Bridge wasn't such a dry place
February 21, 2025
Poking holes in the sea floor that used to be part of the Bering Land Bridge, researchers have found that large swaths of it were floodplains pocked with bogs and ponds that may have restricted passage of animals like the woolly rhino and short-faced bear.
Poll finds AV狼论坛ns trust their university for energy information
February 17, 2025
A recent poll of AV狼论坛ns found that the University of AV狼论坛 is the most trusted organization for the public on the topic of energy supply.
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