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Natural Variability May Be The Cause Of Ice Melting In The Arctic, Study Says

By Carrie Winters - Mar 15, 2017 05:30 AM EDT

A recent study indicates that natural variability may have been the cause for the ice in the Arctic to melt faster.

Antarctica Hides A Large Lake Under Millions Of Years Of Ice

By Peter R - Apr 29, 2016 02:20 PM EDT

The lake was identified based on surface and satellite imagery. Its discovery has spurred talks of finding varied and unseen forms of life under miles of ice.

Australian Authorities Seize $900M worth of Liquid Meth

By Cheri Cheng - Feb 15, 2016 02:51 PM EST

Australian authorities have seized about $900 million worth of liquid methylamphetamine.

Haze And Flowing Ice On Pluto Show A World Of Wonders: NASA

By Peter R - Jul 26, 2015 07:37 PM EDT

New Horizons found two layers of haze and also detected flowing ice on Pluto's surface.

Warming Not Causing Greenland's Inland Lakes to Raise Ocean Levels

By Peter R - Jun 04, 2015 03:32 PM EDT

Researchers at MIT found that the lakes cannot drain into the sea as the ice within the ice sheet is thick and does not crack vertically.

Antarctica Added 300 Trillion Liters of Water to Oceans Since 2009, Courtesy Global Warming

By Peter R - May 24, 2015 09:52 PM EDT

Glaciers in the Southern Antarctic Peninsula are shedding ice at an increasing rate since 2009.

Sudden Acceleration in Ice Loss of "Stable" Southern Antarctic Peninsula, New Study Finds

By Kamal Nayan - May 22, 2015 03:58 AM EDT

Scientists have observed a sudden increase in ice loss on the Southern Antarctic Peninsula. The region was previously thought to be a stable region of Antarctica.

Mars Wears Multiple Belts of Glaciers With Enough Ice to Freeze Entire Surface

By Peter R - Apr 10, 2015 09:42 AM EDT

Radar images have shown presence of glacier belts made of water ice in both northern and southern hemispheres.

Climate Change Forcing Polar Bears to Feed on Land: Study

By Peter R - Apr 02, 2015 05:28 PM EDT

Survival of the species eating terrestrial food is not possible, the study asserts.

Graphene Squeezes Square Ice From Water

By Peter R - Mar 28, 2015 03:54 AM EDT

Water seeping through the narrow gaps between sheets of graphene forms a new form of ice called square ice.

Renewables Fuel 100% Of Costa Rica's Energy Needs

By R. Siva Kumar - Mar 22, 2015 09:25 AM EDT

Wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy have helped to power Costa Rica's energy requirements for this year so far.

Arctic Sea Ice This Winter Was The Smallest Ever Recorded, Blame Global Warming

By Kamal Nayan - Mar 20, 2015 01:22 AM EDT

This winter Arctic sea ice was the smallest ever recorded, according to new data. The satellite records began in 1979.

Water on Jupiter and Saturn Moons Excites NASA

By Peter R - Mar 13, 2015 11:16 AM EDT

NASA discovered sub-surface ocean on Jupiter's Ganymede and activity in Enceladus, Saturn's moon this week.

Animals found 2,500 Feet Below Antarctica's Largest Ice Shelf Shock Scientists

By Peter R - Jan 23, 2015 07:55 PM EST

Researchers drilling through the shelf were surprised to see fish in the harsh environment.

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