June 18, 2012
Ancient Antarctica was warmer and wetter than previously suspected, enough to support vegetation along its edges, according to a new study led by USC Dornsife’s Sarah Feakins.
By examining the remnants of plant leaf wax… more>
categories: faculty research
tags: antarctica, earth sciences, global warming, nasa, national science foundation, natural sciences, nature geoscience, nsf, sarah feakins
August 12, 2010
At the bottom of the Earth — the planet's coldest, driest, windiest place — the sky radiates a lavender-yellow hue in the midnight sun.
Whiter than milk, the blanket of ice seems infinite. Amid the… more>
categories: research, faculty research, graduate research
tags: antarctica, atmospheric sciences, biological sciences, biology, chemistry, donal manahan, geology, glaciology, marine biology, natural sciences