University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) glaciologist Joe MacGregor led a recent study that has produced the first comprehensive map of layers inside the Greenland Ice Sheet. Built with data from NASA’s Operation IceBridge and earlier air-based campaigns that used ice-penetrating radar technology, the new map will help scientists determine the age of large… Continue Reading UTIG Glaciologist Leads Study Of Greenland Ice Sheet Layers
The Earthquake That Changed Science and a State
To most people, 50 years might seem like a long time to look back. That isn’t the case for many residents of our 49th state, Alaska — especially not on this day. It was on this day in 1964, at 5:36 p.m. Alaskan Standard Time, that a fault rupture triggered the most powerful earthquake in… Continue Reading The Earthquake That Changed Science and a State