In September 2022, students from several Norwegian universities gathered in Iceland to take measurements... Climate, Earth, Ice, Land Precarious Peaks? Climate change, earthquakes, and the instability of mountain permafrost in Iceland. Author Jacqueline Knutson Date August 10, 2023 Jacqueline Knutson
There are many curious misconceptions about life in the past, but a particularly... Archaeology, Health, Society Life ends at 40? Mythbusting ideas of age in the past Author Alice Rose Date June 1, 2023 Alice Rose
Every retelling of the past consists of a story, a narrator, and an... Archaeology The past is as old as the last story (re)told Author Vana Orfanou Date March 22, 2023 Vana Orfanou
When you envision what it looks like around the North Pole, you probably imagine... Air, Ice, Sea The ultimate jigsaw puzzle: Cracking Arctic sea ice Author Henrike Wilborn Date October 6, 2022 Henrike Wilborn
Stable water isotopes (SWIs) have been used in meteorology since the 1950s, but they... Air, Climate Stable water isotopes: a powerful – but often overlooked – tool in the meteorological toolbox Author Andrew Seidl Date August 26, 2022 Andrew Seidl
The archaeology of food and why bog butter is special We eat food every... Archaeology Why 4,000 year old butter is actually really cool Author Karen O-Toole Date June 17, 2022 Karen O-Toole
In 2006, a group of atmospheric scientists published a paper with a plot where... Climate How (not) to lie with colors Author Matilda Hallerstig Date May 2, 2022 Matilda Hallerstig
As a person living in England, the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020-21 meant a... Archaeology, Health, Society Eat out to help out or eat in to stay alive: how have modern and historical pandemics changed our eating habits? Author Alice Rose Date April 27, 2022 Alice Rose
How can a story connect a Goose God, a Ghost God with laser-blasting eyes... Archaeology, Culture, Society Death, chaos and geese in ancient Egypt Author Elena Valianatou Date April 6, 2022 Elena Valianatou
The self-proclaimed beer archaeologist of Avery Brewing Co., Travis Rupp, regrets that due to... Archaeology, Chemistry Walk Like An Egyptian, Drink Like A Viking Author Maura Griffith Date March 4, 2022 Maura Griffith
“But I just need a quick image for my lecture/online article” Once upon a... Outreach, Society, Uncategorized Google Images can be a treacherous friend Author Matilda Hallerstig Date November 22, 2021 Matilda Hallerstig and Andreas H. Opsvik
As the scene from Monty Python’s Life of Brian goes, the Romans have given... Archaeology, Chemistry What have the Romans ever done for us? How about gold from stone! Author Vana Orfanou Date June 15, 2021 Vana Orfanou
Coming in at a measly 2.39 MB, the 1993 videogame Doom has been played... Archaeology Threads of History: How a 28,000-year-old technology could run ‘Doom’ Author Maura Griffith Date June 7, 2021 Maura Griffith
On August 7th, 2020, two cousins, a neighbour and their families decided to cook... Archaeology, Chemistry Ancient Sous-vide: is cooking in hot springs repeating the behaviour of our ancestors? Author Jennifer Keute Date March 9, 2021 Jennifer Keute
An abandoned surgical mask on a Dublin pavement during my casual afternoon walk last... Archaeology, Society Archaeology from the future: The material culture of Covid-19 Author Vana Orfanou Date December 29, 2020 Vana Orfanou
SciSnack is now broadening its scope to include archaeology and in October we kickstarted... News Introducing ArchaeoSnack Author Vana Orfanou Date November 12, 2020 Vana Orfanou
Between the warm tropics and the cold polar regions exists a broad belt of... Air, Climate, Sea How do heat and moisture from the ocean influence our weather in midlatitudes? Author Kristine Flacké Haualand Date October 19, 2020 Kristine Flacké Haualand
On land, life is almost completely dependent on photosynthesis. Plants utilize carbon dioxide and... Biology, Chemistry The deep sea is completely dark – How does life thrive there without photosynthesis? Author Henrike Wilborn Date April 15, 2020 Henrike Wilborn
While working on tiny plant fossils from the sediment cores I am studying, I... Culture, Earth, People, Society Research on remote islands – Where your closest neighbor is an astronaut Author Maaike Zwier Date March 26, 2020 Maaike Zwier
Every 3.2 seconds another person gets dementia! The most common form of dementia, up... Biology, Health Can we detect Alzheimer’s disease earlier? Author Samaneh Abolpour Mofrad Date December 13, 2019 Samaneh Abolpour Mofrad