Scientists Solve an Antarctic Puzzle
The rapid collapses of two ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula over the last quarter-century were most likely triggered by…
Antarctic Regions
Global Warming
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Krill
Oceans and Seas
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Where the Ice Is Still Abundant, These Penguins Are, Too
Adélie penguins have had a rough time of it on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, where warming linked…
Ice
Nature Communications (Journal)
Pluto (Dwarf Planet)
Research
Science
Space and Astronomy
Volcanoes
Ice Volcanoes Reshape Pluto and Hint at a Hidden Ocean
In July 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft gave humanity its only close-up of Pluto. The spacecraft found that the dwarf…
Antarctic Regions
Global Warming
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Ice
Oceans and Seas
Science
Southern Ocean
Weddell Sea
Sea Ice Around Antarctica Reaches a Record Low
Sea ice around Antarctica has reached a record low in four decades of observations, a new analysis of satellite images…
Andes Mountains
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China
Dartmouth College
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Global Warming
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Nature Geoscience (Journal)
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University of Oslo
Water
Water Supplies From Glaciers May Peak Sooner Than Anticipated
The world’s glaciers may contain less water than previously believed, a new study has found, suggesting that freshwater supplies could…
An Extraordinary Iceberg Is Gone, but Not Forgotten
Perhaps you remember iceberg A68a, which enjoyed a few minutes of fame back in 2017 when it broke off an…
Environment
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (Journal)
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Institute of Ecosystem Studies
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Water Pollution
Road Salt Works. But It’s Also Bad for the Environment.
There are consequences for wildlife, too. Dr. Hintz said his review showed that elevated salinity levels in freshwater ecosystems had…
Brian Hamilton
Cancer
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Nadia Popovici
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Hockey Fan Spots Cancerous Mole at Game and Delivers a Lifesaving Note
Nadia Popovici kept shifting her eyes from the hockey game to the back of Brian Hamilton’s neck. Mr. Hamilton, an…