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Backing up the Worlds Food Supply With 800,000 Plant Species on Ice
Posted in Science on 17th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller
The doomsday vault keeps the worlds agricultural heritage in deep freeze.
Global Warming Slows Antarctica's Coldest Currents
Posted in Featured, Science on 6th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller
The deep, salty currents that carry oxygen and nutrients to the ocean depths have been disappearing over the past few decades.
China and the International Rush to Claim Antarctica
Posted in Featured, Science on 11th Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
The Antarctic Treaty will come up for review. China, the US, the UK, and other countries intend to be ready.
Want to cut Arctic warming in half? Curb emissions now
Posted in Featured, Science on 3rd Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
Global warming is changing the Arctic so quickly that experts say we should expect an ice-free Arctic Ocean in the summer within just a few decades.
Scientists discover giant trench under Antarctic Ice
Posted in Featured, Science on 17th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
A massive ancient subglacial trough, deeper than the Grand Canyon, has been discovered by a team of UK experts.