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A Texas-size chunk of Antarctica partially melted last year
Posted in Science on 19th Jun, 2017
by Alex Muller
Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf is the largest floating block of ice in the world, and unfortunately it's melting from above and below.
Antarctic iceberg crack develops fork
Posted in Science on 3rd May, 2017
by Alex Muller
The crack in the Larsen C Ice Shelf that looks set to spawn a giant berg has suddenly forked.
Saturn moon may be 'able to support life'
Posted in Science on 15th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
Saturn's ice-crusted moon Enceladus may now be the single best place to go to look for life beyond Earth.
Astronauts could live inside ice domes on Mars
Posted in Science on 7th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller
The astronauts who will someday go to Mars will be bombarded by radiation from space.
Huge Antarctic iceberg poised to break away
Posted in Science on 6th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller
An iceberg expected to be one of the 10 largest ever recorded is ready to break away from Antarctica, scientists say.