by admin | Jan 16, 2020 | News
Volcanic Tsunamis – January 15, 2020 Just a few days ago, on January 12, 2020, the Taal volcano erupted, sending ash 9 miles into the sky and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The steam-driven...
by admin | Jan 16, 2020 | News
Alive! – January 8, 2020 We’re currently on expedition in the Andes with Alpine Expeditions, visiting the site of the plane crash made famous in the book and movie, Alive! On Friday, October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the...
by admin | Jan 1, 2020 | News
Discoveries of the Decade – January 1, 2020 Wishing everyone a happy New Year! As we enter a new decade, we take a look back at some of the biggest scientific accomplishments/discoveries of the last 10 years for this week’s Science Wednesday. Scientists...
by admin | Jan 1, 2020 | News
Penguins! – December 25, 2019 For all of you celebrating around the world, we wish you very happy holidays! For this Science Wednesday, we’re talking about penguins. Did you know that all penguin species live in the Southern Hemisphere? Indeed, they...
by admin | Jan 1, 2020 | News
Secrets in the Ice – December 18, 2019 In this week’s Science Wednesday, we’re joined by Dr. Mike MacFerrin, a glaciologist at the University of Colorado who specializes in the ways Greenland meltwater is affecting the ice sheet and global sea level rise....