The Earth Institute at Columbia University-One of the planet's most remote and little-understood features may play a crucial role in transporting ice from the remote interior of Antarctica towards the surrounding ocean according to a new research.

Water reservoirs across Kansas are shrinking, leading to taste and odor problems in drinking water for some communities, according to a research program at the Kansas Biological Survey at the University of Kansas. Even more, the cost to remedy the problem could reach millions of dollars.