As the weather grows cold this winter, you may be one of the many Americans pulling their winter jackets out of the closet.

Dr. Julien's primary areas of research are in the dynamics and instability processes in geophysical and astrophysical fluid dynamics. These include turbulent fluid convection and the effects of ...

Sea ice An upside-down sea ice slab showcasing brine channels that facilitate the drainage of liquid brine and support convection along the interface. (Courtesy: Ken Golden, 2007) The thermal ...

On Pluto, icebergs floating in a sea of nitrogen ice are key to a possible explanation of the quilted appearance of the Sputnik Planum region of the dwarf planet's surface. Researchers have proposed ...

Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon checks out the science behind using a fire extinguisher to fire a pencil into a piece of plywood. Here's Jan. 4's Science Sunday. Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon checks ...