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Why scientists are worried about Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier': How dangerous could disintegration of 'Great Britain-sized' ice shelf be for Earth and humanity?Antarctica Doomsday Glacier: West Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier," Thwaites, faces imminent danger as its eastern ice shelf nears collapse....- No one had entered this cave near the legendary Rock of Gibraltar for 40,000 years. Then archaeologists opened itA hidden Gibraltar cave sealed for 40,000 years has revealed a rare Neanderthal time capsule. Scientists uncovered a chamber that may hold ...
- A surprising Arctic discovery shows melting icebergs are quietly building hidden neighborhoods on the ocean floorMelting icebergs are creating hidden arctic homes as disappearing glaciers reshape the deep ocean. Scientists found that iceberg-carried ro...
- European heatwave's unlikely accomplice: an ocean 'cold blob'Often called the "cold blob", this swath of water in the North Atlantic has bucked the global warming trend, cooling even as the planet's t...
- 12 scientists will drift across the Arctic, locked inside sea ice for 8 months to watch an ocean survive its darkest, coldest seasonA daring expedition is underway as 12 individuals will spend eight months adrift in the Arctic Ocean, encased in ice. This mission, Tara Po...
- A discovery under 2 miles of ice in Antarctica could help solve a geological mystery millions of years oldBuried beneath nearly 2 miles of Antarctic ice, a newly discovered fan-shaped geological structure is changing how scientists understand Ea...
- Humans drew so much groundwater since 1993 that Earth's spin axis tilted 31.5 inches, a Seoul team published the math in Geophysical Research Letters three decades later in 2023Groundwater depletion, particularly in regions like India's Punjab, has significantly impacted Earth's spin. A recent study reveals that pu...
- Scientists just found Arctic marine heat waves have increased since the 1980s, and a Barents Sea event lasted 480 days because melting sea ice and warming waters are rewriting the region’s climate clockThe Arctic Ocean is experiencing unprecedented marine heatwaves, lasting longer and becoming more intense due to climate change and melting...
- The Arctic is sitting on a 63-billion-ton carbon secret, and scientists are concernedBeneath the Arctic’s frozen surface lies a hidden carbon reserve of nearly 63 billion tons. As rising temperatures thaw ancient permafrost,...
- Today in History: On This Day, June 20, Queen Victoria ascends, Morse patents telegraph, Jaws premieres and shipwreck revealedOn This Day in History, June 20 saw Queen Victoria ascend the British throne, Samuel Morse receive a telegraph patent, Jaws redefine Hollyw...
- Antarctica is in the middle of winter right now. Scientists are worried about a France-sized stretch of ocean where ice is failing to formWinter is the season when Antarctica's frozen edge usually expands. This year, one part of the continent is doing the opposite. Scientists ...
- 80,000-year-old Antarctic ice reveals radioactive stardust still falling on Earth. Is it dangerous?Scientists have detected iron-60, a radioactive isotope from ancient supernova explosions, in Antarctic ice up to 80,000 years old. This di...
- Scientists say Stonehenge’s Altar Stone may have been moved by ice, not people, rewriting part of the monument’s storyA new study suggests a glacier may have transported Stonehenge's six-ton Altar Stone from Scotland to Dogger Bank thousands of years ago. H...
- Melting icebergs are dropping rocks onto the Arctic seafloor, and those stones are turning into deep-sea homes for marine life as climate change quietly redraws where life can liveMelting icebergs in the Arctic are delivering rocks to the seafloor. These rocks are becoming new homes for corals and sponges. This discov...
- Fuel prices are shaping summer plans as US boaters get ready to hit the waterBoaters face higher fuel costs impacting summer plans. Gas prices are up significantly, affecting everything from pontoon boats to large ya...
- This $1.16 billion hole in the ground is humanity's best plan for nuclear waste, and it's opening in the world's happiest country - here's what you need to knowFinland nuclear waste repository: Finland is poised to open Onkalo, the world's first permanent underground repository for nuclear waste. T...
- This is crucial juncture for space missions: Shubhanshu Shukla as he preps for second space voyageShubhanshu Shukla, India's first astronaut on the International Space Station, is training for the Gaganyaan mission. He draws on his IAF t...
- Think it's hot now? World headed for repeated heat record shocks, warns UNNew United Nations climate projections reveal Earth will likely surpass the safe climate threshold repeatedly in the next five years. The h...
- Scientists drilled only 200 meters into Antarctica and uncovered Earth's oldest ice with 6-million-year-old air trapped insideScientists have recovered 6-million-year-old ice from Antarctica. This ice contains air bubbles from Earth's ancient atmosphere. It offers ...
- White House invite to PM Modi has flouted protocol, says Ex DiplomatFormer Diplomat Veena Sikri highlights protocol concerns regarding an invitation for Prime Minister Modi. She notes renewed US interest in ...
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