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Recent Antarctic Climate, Glacier Changes at the 'Upper Bound' of Normal
April 14, 2013 In the last few decades, glaciers at the edge of the icy continent of Antarctica have been thinning, and research has shown the rate of thinning has accelerated and contributed significantly to sea ... > full story -
Cutting Specific Pollutants Would Slow Sea Level Rise, Research Indicates
April 14, 2013 With coastal areas bracing for rising sea levels, new research indicates that cutting emissions of certain pollutants can greatly slow down sea level rise. Reductions in the four pollutants that ... > full story -
Icy Therapy Spot Treats Cancer in the Lung
April 14, 2013 Frozen balls of ice can safely kill cancerous tumors that have spread to the lungs, according to the first prospective multicenter trial of ... > full story -
Freezing Nerves Knocks Pain out Cold
April 14, 2013 Using a tiny ball of ice, a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment called cryoneurolysis safely short circuits chronic pain caused by nerve damage, according to new ... > full storyMore: -
Arctic Nearly Free of Summer Sea Ice During First Half of 21st Century, Experts Predict
April 12, 2013 For scientists studying summer sea ice in the Arctic, it's not a question of "if" there will be nearly ice-free summers, but "when." And two scientists say that "when" is sooner than many thought -- ... > full story -
Warmest Summers in Last Two Decades in Northern Latitudes Were Unprecedented in Six Centuries
April 11, 2013 Through developing a statistical model of Arctic temperature and how it relates to instrumental and proxy records derived from trees, ice cores, and lake sediments, scientists have shown that the ... > full story -
Ice Cloud Heralds Fall at Titan's South Pole
April 11, 2013 An ice cloud taking shape over Titan's south pole is the latest sign that the change of seasons is setting off a cascade of radical changes in the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon. Made from an ... > full story -
Pottery Reveals Ice Age Hunter-Gatherers’ Taste for Fish
April 10, 2013 Hunter-gatherers living in glacial conditions produced pots for cooking fish, according to the findings of a pioneering new study which reports the earliest direct evidence for the use of ceramic ... > full story -
Trouble in Penguin Paradise? Research Analyzes Antarctic Ice Flow
April 9, 2013 A student researcher has discovered that a good way to monitor the environmental health of Antarctica is to go with the flow -- the ice flow, that is. It's an important parameter to track because as ... > full story -
New Chart Shows the Entire Topography of the Antarctic Seafloor in Detail for the First Time
April 9, 2013 Reliable information on the depth and floor structure of the Southern Ocean has so far been available for only few coastal regions of the Antarctic. Scientists have for the first time succeeded in ... > full story
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