Canadians are no strangers to cold winters, when everything in nature appears to be frozen solid. However, under the ice cover of lakes, many animals remain active during the winter.
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It’s a fundamental requirement for life on Earth. But how does water exist on such a forbidding world as the Moon?
An atmospheric scientist explains how hail forms and what to do if you’re suddenly being pelted by giant ice chunks falling from the sky.
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.
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.
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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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Adjunct Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Society and Design, Bond University
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham
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Professor in Climate Change and Paleoclimatology, Australian National University
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Professor and Director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor, Mental Health and Addiction, Rural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Glaciologist, Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, University of Tasmania
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Senior lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow, Monash University
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Cryosphere System Modeller, Antarctic Gateway Partnership & Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, University of Tasmania
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Sessional psychology lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Research Fellow/Epidemiologist, Australian Institute of Family Studies
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Emeritus Professor, The University of Melbourne
