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GPS to Track Ice Migration in Real Time
Posted in Science on 1st Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
Antarctica's melting ice sheets have been a major contributor to global sea level increases over the last decade, and the losses are expected to accelerate.
Scientists race to save 'books' in the burning 'library of life'
Posted in Science on 30th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Researchers have developed a cost-effective way to save a wide range of threatened species, including rare old ones that may be costly too protect.
A new method to convert CO2 to a valuable organic compound
Posted in Featured, Science on 29th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Humans are shifting the carbon cycle by adding more carbon dioxide and influencing nature's ability to remove the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere.
Microplastic deposits found deep in world's oceans and seas
Posted in Featured, Science on 19th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Researchers have previously been puzzled by why they found much less plastic on the ocean surface than they expected.
Antarctic sub gauges sea ice thickness
Posted in Science on 24th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
A novel autonomous sub has acquired the first detailed, high-resolution 3D maps of Antarctic sea ice.