Scientists find giant viruses on Greenland ice. Here’s why this is actually a very good thing
Researchers find giant viruses that may regulate algae growth, potentially reducing ice melt.
Tag: ice melt
Ancient life is waking up from melting ice and permafrost
The permafrost is like a graveyard. Some of that graveyard is waking up.
Glacier melting is beyond the point of no return — at least for this century
We're beyond a tipping point, but not all is lost yet.
NASA data shows climate change is threatening more glaciers than we thought
Ice might be melting much faster than we thought.
Scars left by glaciers show Antarctic ice retreat
Something similar might happen again soon.
This glacier produces half a million ice quakes a year
Somewhere in the Arctic, in the interior of the Greenland ice sheets, there lies a glacier like no other. This ...
Alaskan shore overrun by thousands of walruses – here’s why
Thousands upon thousands of Pacific walrus were captured by photographer Gary Braasch as they came ashore on the northwest coast ...
Even more glaciers in Antarctica set to melt in the near future
Just a few days ago were telling you about a huge, 10,000 year old ice shelf that is set to ...
Huge Ice Shelf in Antarctica Set to Collapse
A NASA study has found that a huge ice shelf is set to collapse in a few years. The ice ...
Antarctic ice is melting 10 times faster than 1,000 years ago
(c) British Antarctic Survey A new study that examined ice core samples found that parts of Antarctica's ice are melting ...
Arctic sea resumes massive melting
There's only a month until the melt season theoretically melts and the refreezing time begins, but until then, the polar ...
