Regarding the ex-polar lands, compound hot-dry extremes prevail due to active land–atmosphere interactions. Specifically, a mid-tropospheric ridge initiates descending motions, creating clear-sky ...

Nano-physicist Bodil Holst's interest in polar bear fur began while she was watching a German quiz show. "I learned that polar bears are invisible in infrared cameras, meaning their fur has the same ...

Glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine) is an organophosphorus compound that is used to kill weeds (e.g. annual broadleaf weeds and grasses) competing with crops. Since first being introduced to ...