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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 Ecology and Environment, introduces a new “connectivity ...

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 freezes, its 9% volumetric expansion induces stress that ...

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 to FOX 5 forecasters, if this pattern continues, it ...