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ICE AND RADAR, A MATCH MADE IN SCIENCE

Why can scientists use radar to look through miles of ice—but not very far into bedrock? Radio glaciologist Dustin Schroeder says it all comes down to wavelengths. Light with different wavelengths interacts with the world in

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