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Arctic heatwave this winter could break records

Posted in Science on 24th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

Temperatures at the North Pole could be up to 20 degrees higher than average this Christmas Eve, in what scientists say is a record-breaking heatwave.

Is Climate Change Shrinking Glaciers? Likelihood Is 99 Percent

Posted in Science on 19th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

The scientists investigated 37 glaciers representing five geographic regions:

Water Ice Found On Dwarf Planet Ceres, Hidden in Permanent Shadow

Posted in Science on 16th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

Just like the moon and Mercury, Ceres has cold pockets of perpetual darkness on its surface where researchers have now detected ice.

Massive Antarctica ice sheet is cracking due to warming oceans

Posted in Science on 29th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Antarctic ice could be much more susceptible to breaking up than it seems on the surface, and that separation may be happening faster than researchers expected.

Newly spotted ice field buried on Mars could provide water to future colonists

Posted in Science on 23rd Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

A significant finding because of its position on the planet and its location relatively near the surface.