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Tag: ice
Global ice loss rate increased by over 65% in the last two decades
People, we have to chill here. Literally.
Greenland’s ice sheet is poised to melt forever — we have 600 years to stop it
Sounds like a long time, but we have our work cut out for ourselves.
We should expect long-term ice loss even if we stop climate change today, according to a new study
Sometimes, there's just no putting the paste back in the tube -- or the ice back in the ice sheet.
Arctic ice shrinks to second lowest level on record
The Arctic won't be the same by the time our grandchildren see it.
Greenland is losing ice seven times faster than in the 1990s
On current trends, Greenland ice melting will cause 100 million people to be flooded each year by 2100.
NASA maps ice water reserves inches below Martian surface
A new map of water ice trapped beneath Mars' surface could inform astronauts where they should land.
Stop climate change or the Emperor penguins die, a new paper warns
I love penguins.
Greenland set to accelerate sea level change in the near future
Investment idea: pool air mattresses.
The different types of planets barreling through space
Yes, Pluto is here too.
Antarctic instability could raise sea levels by half a meter in 150 years
Currently, sea levels are 20 cm (almost 8 inches) above pre-industrial levels.
Our emissions could melt all the ice in Greenland by the year 3000 — and raise sea levels by 24 ft
Good thing we didn't call it Iceland, right?!
Arctic ecosystems “highly responsive” to climate change — and very hard to fix once broken
"Our results show a clear link in the timing of animal recovery and the recovery of Earth systems."
Some Martian clouds are made of ground-up meteors
That's pretty metal.
Research uncovered new, surprising melting patterns beneath the Ice Ross Shelf
Sometimes, you just have to look at individual trees to understand the forest.
Pluto’s ocean might be held in place by a thin layer of gas
Comfortably insulated.
Nearly one quarter of West Antarctica ice is unstable, melting, study reports
That's a LOT of ice.
Ice ages may be caused by tectonic activity in the tropics, new study proposes
Pixar left this part out of Ice Age.
Saturn’s rings are raining down — in about 100 million years, they’ll be gone
If you like it then you should have kept the rings on it.
Nuclear-powered ‘tunnelbot’ could probe the depths of Europa’s oceans
Europa's almost as cold as your ex's heart, just as frozen.
Ice in glaciers on Mount Everest is warmer than expected — or “hoped” for
"Warm" ice is a problem.
No Photoshop involved: this iceberg really is almost perfectly rectangular
It's as if someone cut it with a knife.
Barents Sea just crossed a climate tipping point — and we watched it happen
We've changed the sea.
A new study reveals why ice gets so slippery — and it wasn’t what we expected
The next time you slip on a lick of ice, at least you'll know the physics behind it!
Arctic sea ice chock-full of microplastics, with over 12,000 particles per litre of ice
It should basically be called Arctic sea plastic by now.
Ice-VII found in nature for the first time, suggests aqueous fluid present in Earth’s deep mantle
A strange form of ice is intriguing scientists.
Climate change is link between record-low Arctic ice cover, freak weather in Europe and the US
The Arctic's getting really hot.
Scientists reproduce superionic ice thought to exist in Uranus’ core
Water was subjected to a pressure millions of times higher than at Earth's sea level.
Cliffs of pure, blue water-ice spotted just below Mars’ surface
That's a lot of water.
Why does hot water freezes faster than cold water? Enter the Mpemba effect
Physics, the original troll.
Melt runoff is making the waters around Greenland less saline
The consequences are important for ecosystem health.
Gaping hole larger than the Netherlands opens up in icy sea off Antarctica
Scientists caution that it's too early to involve climate change in this instance.
For the first time, scientists catch water turning into ‘ice seven’ — a strange form of alien ice
Ice isn't as boring as you think.
Scientists found lollipop-shaped ice crystals in some clouds
Ice lollipops in clouds sounds just delightful.
It’s so hot that Antarctica is going green, as global warming triggers moss explosion
When we said 'Go green,' this really wasn't what we had in mind.
Arctic ice is turning green, and now we know why
Green is not always good.
Aerosol emissions kept climate change in check over the Arctic until Clean Air regulations
Emissions work both ways. Well, worked.
Startling NASA photo reveals 300-foot-wide rift in Antarctic Ice Shelf
It looks like we're moving closer to a dramatic break-up.
British researchers on the hunt for world’s oldest ice
As the Antarctic spring comes to an end and the "summer" enters into force, a team of geoscientists is seeking ...
The Greenland ice sheet is losing some 270 billion tons of ice each year, a new study finds
Knowing how much water gets melted into the oceans will help us estimate the impact of rising sea levels.
3 facts about water that prove it doesn’t play by the rules
We drink it, we bathe in it, but it's stranger than you'd think.
Why one pole is melting, while the other is still packed with ice
In the past decade, ice extent at the two poles couldn't be more different. The Arctic has seen its 13 ...
Huge portion of Greenland starts to melt, surprises scientists
A massive portion of the Greenland ice sheet has started to melt, taking researchers by surprise. The vast region is ...
Earth’s moon wandered off axis billions of years ago
Researchers studying the Moon's ice have found evidence that Earth's moon wandered off its original axis roughly 3 billion years ago. ...
Rubbery coating can de-ice windshields, airplanes or freezers with a gentle breeze
A new approach to removing ice could make driving during winter less annoying, and flying a lot less dangerous. It ...
Nature’s toupee: fungus weaves astonishing hair-ice
For over a century since it was described, a peculiar type of ice known as hair-ice or ice wool has ...
Brinicles under Antarctica: the underwater icicles with a touch that spells death
This incredible time-lapse footage was captured by a daring oceanographer for the BBC a while ago, showing for the very ...
Comets are like deep fried ice cream: cold in the core, crunchy and hard at the surface
Just like a deep fried scoop of ice cream, comets, such as the much heralded Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko which saw a ...
10,000 year old underwater forest discovered
Divers off the coast of Norfolk have discovered a submerged prehistoric forest, hidden underwater for 10,000 years. The forest was ...
