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Melting Antarctic ice may weaken a major carbon sink

A new study published in Nature Geoscience shows that changes in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) closely followed shifts…

4 weeks ago

Gold Defies Physics: Remains Solid at 14x Its Melting Point in Superheating Experiment

In a groundbreaking experiment, gold has defied the expectations that it was still solid even after being heated above the…

7 months ago

New Study Reveals Recent Ice Gains in Antarctica, But Long-Term Melting Continues

Global warming and climate change have been subjects of major concern for a long time. One of the key indicators…

10 months ago

Melting ice, more rain drive Southern Ocean cooling

Global climate models predict that the ocean around Antarctica should be warming, but in reality, those waters have cooled over…

11 months ago

The unforseen effects of melting glaciers on Arctic coastal ecosystems

Researchers found that climate change induced glacial melt increases the heavy metal content and changes the microbiome of habitat-forming brown…

12 months ago

Melting Antarctic ice sheets will slow Earth’s strongest ocean current

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting…

12 months ago

Measurements from ‘lost’ Seaglider offer new insights into Antarctic ice melting

New research reveals for the first time how a major Antarctic ice shelf has been subjected to increased melting by…

1 year ago

Melting Arctic sea-ice could affect global ocean circulation

"Our finding that enhanced melting of Arctic sea-ice likely resulted in significant cooling in northern Europe in the earth's past…

1 year ago

‘Vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites ‘Doomsday’ Glacier

A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to find…

2 years ago