Hawaii Science Journal

Sciworthy Newsletter-Winter 2025:  "Is ice a mineral?" Views expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 12 February 2025, 2244 UTC. Content and Source:  https://sciworthy.com. Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com).   View this email in your browser Thanks for subscribing to the  Sciworthy  quarterly newsletter! In this issue, we review some of the latest cold-weather science including how bears survive hibernation, snow leopard conservation, flu vaccines, and more. Plus our resident astronomer, Ben Pauley, describes how you can find 7 planets in the night sky later this month, during the Great Planetary Alignment.  Is Ice a Mineral? The  Mineralogical Society of America  defines a mineral as a naturally occurring, inorganic solid, with a uniform chemical comp...