Earth's Cryosphere Shrinking by 33,000 Square Miles Annually: How Does Ice Sheet Melting Impact the Planet?

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 07.02.2021 01:24 AM

On average, climate change has shrunk the Earth's cryosphere by about 33,000 square miles every year from 1979 to 2016. What could the melting of ice sheets mean to the planet?

45-Feet Tall Ice Volcano Forms in Kazakhstan From Underground Spring

02.09.2021 02:55 AM

In Kazakhstan's Almaty region, an ice volcano that stands 45 feet was formed from an underground spring as the spouting water freezes once it is released.

New Study Might Explain Crystalline Ice’s Anomalous Behavior

12.30.2020 12:00 PM

Ice, water's solid form, has always been a curious case from the early humans to modern-day physicists. However, a new study observing an obscure property of ice might explain its seemingly anomalous behavior.

What Would Happen to Earth If All The Ice Will Melt?

12.01.2020 05:00 AM

If humans continue to burn fossil fuels, global warming will accelerate and raise sea level by 216 feet.

Tetrahedral Form of Water Might Explain Its Unique Behavior

10.13.2020 08:00 AM

Researchers probe the notion that supercooled water undergoes a liquid-to-liquid phase transition between its disordered and tetrahedral form using a two-stage model that explains molecular structures in liquid water.

3 Characteristics of Water That Seem to Defy the Laws of Physics

09.17.2020 21:42 PM

From density to its thermal properties, these three characteristics of water seem to defy the laws of physics.

400-Year-Old Frozen Goat Offers Insight on Ice Mummies

09.08.2020 07:40 AM

A hiker discovered the preserved remains of a 400-year-old goat embedded in a remote part of the Italian Alps.

Ice Sheets Created Mars Valleys, Not Rivers

08.04.2020 10:00 AM

A new study published Monday, August 3, on Nature Geoscience suggests that it was ice sheets that carved Mars valleys and not rivers.

The Sea Around North Pole Will Become Ice-free in the Summer Before 2050 Even If Temperatures Are Kept Under 3.6°F

04.22.2020 09:27 AM

A new study has revealed that the Arctic seas will become ice-free in the summer before 2050 even if emissions-cutting goals are met.

New Defrosting System Could Potentially Reduce Flight Delays

09.07.2019 08:24 AM

The technique uses high current pulses to facilitate heat transfer at a faster and energy efficient rate.

Troubling Signs Found Beneath Greenland Ice

08.22.2019 09:05 AM

It sounded like a huge explosion. Turns out, it was ice breaking off from a glacier the size of a soccer field.

Snow Algae Flourish in High-Elevation Ice Spires, an Unlikely Oasis for Life

07.09.2019 09:16 AM

The researchers established the presence of Chlamydomonas and Chloromonas, algal species, in the ice, the first documentation of snow algae or any other life forms in the Penitentes

How the Ice on Mars Melts

04.24.2019 16:02 PM

Researchers suggest a magma chamber may have been formed under the surface of Mars to help heat up the ice cap.

Recently Known Ways Insects and Bacteria Control Ice

04.13.2019 14:50 PM

Major proteins formed in bacteria and insects can either inhibit or promote the formation of ice Against the popular belief or what people might have been taught, water doesn't freeze to the ice at 32 degrees F (zero degrees C).

The Imminent Collapse of the “Doomsday Glacier”

04.02.2019 07:29 AM

A glacier the size of Florida is on track to change the course of human civilization. Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica are enormous in size and often referred to as the most dangerous glacier on Earth.

Arctic Negribreen Glacier In Norway Spotted By ESA’s Satellite To Be On The Move

05.16.2017 18:13 PM

The Negribreen Glacier was witnessed by ESA's satellites to be surging in a rapid speed. Researchers were surprised as the Arctic Negribreen glacier was discovered to be moving thirteen times faster than before.

Earth Has Been Through Not One But Many Ice Ages

03.27.2017 00:48 AM

Ice age is a period where the majority of the Earth's water freezes into ice by recurring glacial expansion. An ice age lasts for millions of years and till now earth has experienced 5 major Ice ages.

Record Breaking Temperature In Antarctica After 1980, WMO Confirms 63.5 Degrees F In 2015 Denotes the Balmiest Year Ever

03.03.2017 04:19 AM

The World Meteorological Organization(WMO) has confirmed that the year 2015 was the hottest year for Antarctica. Climate scientists have recorded the temperature was 63.5° Fahrenheit on March 24th, 2015.

World Meteorological Organization Announced The High Temperature Recorded In Antarctica Region

03.02.2017 02:56 AM

The today new verified record high- temperatures in Antarctica, ranging from the high 60s to the high teens, depending on the location they were recorded in Antarctica.

Antarctic New Iceberg: Further Evidence Of Pine Island Glacier’s Fragility?

02.19.2017 10:18 AM

Pine Island Glacier has shed another block of ice into Antarctic’s water. The event could mean ice shelf’s fragility.

Mathematical Formula Explains Why Ice Is Slippery

12.10.2015 21:23 PM

A new mathematical model for the frictional shear stress of ice explains why ice is slippery. It is still a scientific mystery why ice, with it being a solid material, is slippery.