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snow melting on the Greenland ice sheet

In Sync

12,340 miles separates the North Pole from the South Pole. But many geophysicists believe the...

Conserving Rare Plants: It Takes an Army

Fort Bragg, the largest military installation in North Carolina, spans 500 square miles packed with...
One girls looks on as two other girls carry a rig out of the lake.

Measuring the Health of a Marsh

Carter Smith, a PhD candidate at the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences, uses underwater sonar...
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Eyes in the Sky

Ever since the Wright brothers flew at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina has proudly proclaimed to...
Zena Cardman poses in a thick winter coat and hat while conducting research on the West Antarctic Peninsula.

The 0.3 Percent

From the basalt lava fields of Hawaii to the vast white expanse of Antarctica, UNC...
Man shows young boy equipment.

Utilizing Geophysics to Uncover History

Central North Carolina is home to a vast array of historic landscapes that weave in...
A man coils a rope while standing on a boat.

A Deep Dive into Jordan Lake

Using state-of-the-art instrumentation and lab analyses, UNC researchers gather information on Jordan Lake...
A volcano emitting smoke from it.

A Volcanologist’s Vigilance

As director of Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute, Mario Ruiz has monitored some of the most active...

A RAPID Response to Hurricane Matthew

In the months following one of the most destructive hurricanes of the past decade, UNC...