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Freeze–thaw cycles exert a profound influence on rock mechanics in cold regions, with significant implications for infrastructure stability and natural slope evolution. As water within rock pores ...

Scientists have developed an innovative planning framework that could help protect fragile ecosystems in cold regions while supporting sustainable development. The study, published in Agricultural ...

Early, rapid increase in Siberian snow cover can be a precursor to a colder, snowier winter along East Coast. The expanding snowpack could weaken the polar vortex, sending Arctic air south. According ...

Zachary Burton, a Montana State University assistant professor of earth sciences, stands next to a soil pit while conducting research in August 2024 at Sevier Lake in Utah. Photo by Zachary F. M.