Emily V. Driscoll Latest articles by Emily V. Driscoll Is Fresh Snow Always White? By Emily V. Driscoll published 16 November 12 Multi-hued snow, usually found in polar regions during the spring and summer months, results from dozens of species of algae. Dust can do the trick, too. Weather Dog Fur Reveals Mercury Pollution By Emily V. Driscoll published 21 March 08 A sled dog's thick fur can be used to detect mercury contamination in the environment and possibly in humans. Pollution Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Catquistadors: Oldest known domestic cats in the US died off Florida coast in a 1559 Spanish shipwreck 2'Vaccine rejection is as old as vaccines themselves': Science historian Thomas Levenson on the history of germ theory and its deniers3Astronomers discover giant 'bridge' in space that could finally solve a violent galactic mystery4James Webb Space Telescope finds a wild black hole growth spurt in galaxies at 'cosmic noon'5'Rabbits sometimes make mistakes or grow lazy. That's when the tortoise seizes its chance': Chinese scientists make nuclear power breakthrough using abandoned US research
Is Fresh Snow Always White? By Emily V. Driscoll published 16 November 12 Multi-hued snow, usually found in polar regions during the spring and summer months, results from dozens of species of algae. Dust can do the trick, too.
Dog Fur Reveals Mercury Pollution By Emily V. Driscoll published 21 March 08 A sled dog's thick fur can be used to detect mercury contamination in the environment and possibly in humans.
