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  Snow in an Infant Solar System: A Frosty Landmark for Planet and Comet Formation

  July 18, 2013 — A snow line has been imaged in a far-off infant solar system for the very first time. The snow line, located in the disc around the Sun-like star TW Hydrae, promises to tell us more about the ... > full story
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  Researchers Shed New Light on Supraglacial Lake Drainage

  July 16, 2013 — Supraglacial lakes -- bodies of water that collect on the surface of the Greenland ice sheet -- lubricate the bottom of the sheet when they drain, causing it to flow faster. Differences in how the ... > full story
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  Scientists Outline Long-Term Sea-Level Rise in Response to Warming of Planet

  July 15, 2013 — A new study estimates that global sea levels will rise about 2.3 meters, or more than seven feet, over the next several thousand years for every degree (Celsius) the planet warms. This is one of the ... > full story
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  Scientists Solve a 14,000-Year-Old Ocean Mystery

  July 14, 2013 — At the end of the last Ice Age, as the world began to warm, a swath of the North Pacific Ocean came to life. During a brief pulse of biological productivity 14,000 years ago, this stretch of the sea ... > full story
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  Continuous Satellite Monitoring of Ice Sheets Needed to Better Predict Sea-Level Rise

  July 14, 2013 — The length of the satellite record for the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets is currently too short to tell if the recently reported speed-up of ice loss will be sustained in the future or if it ... > full story

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  • Is the Ice in Greenland in Growing Decline? Accelerated Loss of Ice Mass Could Be 'Ice Shield Weather'
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  Disks Don't Need Planets to Make Patterns, NASA Study Shows

  July 13, 2013 — Many young stars known to host planets also possess disks containing dust and icy grains, particles produced by collisions among asteroids and comets also orbiting the star. These debris disks often ... > full story
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  Insect Discovery Sheds Light on Climate Change

  July 11, 2013 — Biologists have discovered a new, extinct family of insects that will help scientists better understand how some animals responded to global climate change and the evolution of ... > full story
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  Scientists Cast Doubt on Theory of What Triggered Antarctic Glaciation

  July 11, 2013 — Scientists have found geologic evidence that casts doubt on one of the conventional explanations for how Antarctica's ice sheet began forming. They report finding an ancient volcanic arc in the ... > full story
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  As Ice Cover Disappears, Life in Frigid Antarctic Moves Fast

  July 11, 2013 — It might be cold in the Antarctic, but that doesn't mean that life there necessarily moves slowly. A new article reveals the discovery of a surprisingly fast-growing community of glass sponges in an ... > full story

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  • Glass Sponges Take Advantage of Retreating Antarctic Ice Shelves
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  The Sounds of Science: Melting of Iceberg Creates Surprising Ocean Din

  July 10, 2013 — There is growing concern about how much noise humans generate in marine environments through shipping, oil exploration and other developments, but a new study has found that naturally occurring ... > full story

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