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West Antarctic Melt Rate Has Tripled
Posted in Featured, Science on 5th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
A comprehensive, 21-year analysis of the fastest-melting region of Antarctica has found that the melt rate of glaciers there has tripled during the last decade.
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.
Ocean gliding robots used to study melting Antarctic sheet ice
Posted in Science on 18th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
The use of "ocean gliders" for conducting research in oceanic conditions not ideal for regular methods has been catching on in the scientific community.
Are Americans Doomed To Arctic Winters?
Posted in Science on 15th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
It comes from the north, dragging frigid air and awful commutes like an terrible shroud over the continental United States, from the Rocky Mountains all the way to the Atlantic.
Astronomers discover first "ice giant" exoplanet
Posted in Science on 28th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
This is the first time anyone has spotted a twin for our so-called ice giant planets, Uranus and Neptune.