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Antarctic rescue: Chinese vessel 'may now be stuck in ice'
Posted in Science on 4th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
The Chinese ice-breaker that helped rescue passengers stranded on the Akademik Shokalskiy vessel in Antarctica may now itself be stuck.
'Massive' reservoir of melt water found under Greenland ice
Posted in Science on 23rd Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
The aquifer, which covers an area the size of Ireland, could yield important clues to sea level rise.
ESA's Cryosat mission detects continued West Antarctic ice loss
Posted in Science on 11th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
West Antarctica continues to lose ice to the ocean and this loss appears to be accelerating, according to new data from Europe's Cryosat spacecraft.
700,000-Year-Old Horse Found in Yukon Permafrost Yields Oldest DNA Ever Decoded
Posted in Science on 25th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller
The frozen remains of a horse more than half a million years old have given up their secrets, providing the oldest DNA ever sequenced.
Volcano discovery hints at fire below ice in Antarctica
Posted in Science on 18th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller
A volcano may be stirring more than a half mile beneath a major ice sheet in Antarctica, raising the possibility of faster base melting that could ultimately affect climate.