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Mars Used To Look More White Than Red
Posted in Science on 27th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
The first concrete evidence that Mars has just exited an extreme ice age, one so intense it would have put Earth's recent frosty foray to shame.
Melting glacier could raise sea levels by almost 3 metres
Posted in Science on 22nd May, 2016
by Alex Muller
The study published in the journal Nature looked at the retreating ice levels of the Totten Glacier, a glacier in eastern Antarctica roughly the size of France.
Cryosat spacecraft's ice vision is boosted
Posted in Hardware on 13th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
European scientists have found a way to super-charge their study of the ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland.
Seismic vibrations provide accurate way to monitor ice sheet decline
Posted in Science on 7th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
Researchers are getting positive results from a new method that tracks seismic vibrations caused by ocean waves to measure changes in ice volume.
Giant icebergs play key role in removing CO2 from the atmosphere
Posted in Science on 30th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Carbon sequestration contributes to the long-term storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide, therefore helping to slow global warming.