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3D-printed ice shelter wins NASA's Mars habitat design competition
Posted in Science on 2nd Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller
The contest sought concepts for how 3D printing might be used to create shelters on Mars. The winner, Ice House, would be built using Mars' predicted abundant water supply.
Cassini finds global ocean beneath Enceladus' icy crust
Posted in Science on 16th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
A global ocean lies beneath the icy crust of Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus, according to new research using data from NASA's Cassini mission.
If we burned all of the fossil fuels, would any of Antarctica's ice survive?
Posted in Science on 14th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Oceans would rise by over 50m changing the face of planet Earth, say scientists, but over a long time.
Melting polar ice could wake up frozen viruses
Posted in Science on 9th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Melting polar regions are already causing unprecedented sea level rise but there are other threats besides water buried in the swiftly melting ice.
Greenland's Ice Sheets Are Getting Cooked By Ocean Currents
Posted in Science on 30th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
It turns out Greenlands ice sheets are also melting faster than we thought, not on the visible surface, but due to currents deep below the ocean.