Mississippi Mud Cores Reveal Secrets of Ancient Antarctic Ice Sheet Expansion 34 Million Years Ago

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 09.04.2023 03:20 AM

Mississippi mud cores reveal ancient Antarctic ice sheet formation and climate change, with a sea level drop of 40 meters. Continue reading to learn more.

Greenland Ice Sheets Are More Sensitive to Human-Driven Climate Change [Study]

08.01.2023 04:34 AM

The Greenland ice sheets are not as stable as experts expected. Continue reading to know more. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Thomas Chu ) Greenland Ice Sheets Are More Sensitive to Human-Driven Climate Change [Study] Greenland ice sheets are melting and are more vulnerable than experts previously thought.

Hidden Valleys Buried Beneath the Ocean Floor Offer Insights Into How Modern Ice Sheet Would React to Climate Change

10.10.2022 01:44 AM

The tunnel valleys were carved into the ancient seafloor by the meltwater from beneath the ice sheets. Check out how the discovery gives insights into how climate change will affect the modern ice sheet.

Distinct Polar Bear Group in Greenland Survives Melting Sea Ice Through Glacier Chunks

06.20.2022 08:30 AM

Experts discovered that a separate group of polar bears has innovated an approach that lets them survive the effects of global warming. Read more about the adjustments developed by polar bears and what this means for the future of the Arctic.

Melting Permafrost Opened Massive Sinkholes That Can Devour 6-Story Buildings in Arctic Seafloor

03.18.2022 10:00 AM

The melting of Arctic ice sheet are commonly associated with the global warming. Read on to know more about a new factor that brings sinkholes in the northern hemisphere's seafloors.

Endurance Shipwreck: How Shackleton's Vessel Was Rediscovered Underneath Antarctica's Ice Sheets

03.15.2022 11:40 AM

Shackleton's adventure across the Antarctic ice sheet was met with an unfortunate incident. Read on to know more about how experts found the Endurance ship through modern-day technology.

First-Ever Exploration Under Greenland's Ice Sheet Using Robotic Submarine to Study Global Rise Of Sea Level Scheduled for 2023

02.01.2022 02:22 AM

A robotic exploration beneath Greenland's ice sheets will be conducted in 2023. Findings of the study will support the ongoing research for rising sea levels, artificial moraines, and climate change.

Ocean Temperature Responsible for Maintaining Cooler Temperature in North America and Drying Other Regions of the Continent

11.16.2021 07:03 AM

Previous studies regarding the North American ice sheet 20,000 years ago were added with other factors in a new research on the temperature of the Pacific Ocean.

Giant Holes Formation in the Arctic Ice Sheet Shows Last Ice Area Is Less Resilient To Warming

10.25.2021 03:29 AM

A new study discovered that a giant hole, called a polynya, has formed in the Arctic ice sheet. The holes may appear again due to climate change and could mark the beginning of the Arctic's melting.

Extreme Melting of Arctic Permafrost May Free Trapped Ancient Viruses, Radioactive Waves

10.06.2021 06:08 AM

A new study sayd that climate change could make the Arctic permafrost thinner, triggering the release of unknown, ancient virus.

Geothermal Activity Under Antarctic Ice Sheet Bring Thwaites Glacier on Brink of Collapse Due to Excessive Melting

08.20.2021 23:42 PM

A new study identified another inevitable cause of melting glaciers in the Antarctic ice sheet - geothermal activity.

Antarctic Ice Sheet's Rising Sea Levels Could Be 'Countered' by Snowfall Induced Through Warming Ocean of Northern Hemisphere

08.20.2021 07:25 AM

A new study on climate change shows a complimentary reaction of Earth's biggest ice sheets under global warming.

NASA ICESat-2 Space Lasers Predicts Chronic Melting, Maps Meltwater Lakes in Antarctica

07.08.2021 23:02 PM

A sudden meltdown in the Antarctic sheet was recorded by NASA's space laser. This melting occurrence produces meltwater lakes, which funnels tons of freshwater to our planet's southern oceans.

Arctic Walrus Sleeping on Iceberg Wakes Up in Ireland, Proves Continental Drift Theory?

03.17.2021 03:07 AM

Irish locals found a walrus wandering at a nearby beach - believed to have drifted to the North Atlantic island from the Arctic after taking a nap on an iceberg.

How Do Icebergs Melt? Debunking Current Models of Melting Icebergs

02.19.2021 06:03 AM

Current models of how icebergs melt seem to be not as accurate as it seems. A study debunks how icebergs really melt and explains what it means to the changing climate.

Research Reveals How Climate Delayed Some Dinosaur Migration

02.17.2021 02:26 AM

The research found that plant-eating dinosaurs possibly arrived in the Northern Hemisphere after millions of years of meat-eating their cousins, a deferment that possibly resulted from climate change.

Study Shows Worrying Acceleration of Global Ice Loss

01.25.2021 23:12 PM

A new study shows how fast the global ice is melting, losing roughly 28 trillion tonnes since 1994. Record-breaking acceleration of ice loss throughout the planet worries scientists in a new study published on Monday.

Bacteria Hastens Ice Loss in Greenland

01.15.2021 01:28 AM

Research shows that an increase in bacteria growth hastens the melting of Greenland Ice Sheets that could cause a 20-foot increase in global sea-levels.

Ice Sheets Created Mars Valleys, Not Rivers

08.04.2020 10:00 AM

A new study published Monday, August 3, on Nature Geoscience suggests that it was ice sheets that carved Mars valleys and not rivers.

The Crumbling Ice Sheets of the Earth

10.03.2019 01:25 AM

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lays down the latest report on the thinning ice sheets of our planet as well as the fast heating of the oceans.

How Warming Waters in Western Tropical Pacific May Affect West Antarctic Ice Sheet

06.13.2019 08:53 AM

The new research discovered that the South Pacific Convergence Zone, a region of the western tropical Pacific, is the primary driver of weather variability across West Antarctica