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Study Merges Decade Of Arctic Data As Ice Collapses Into The Sea
September 22, 2008 — The Markham Ice Shelf, a massive 19-square-mile platform of ice, broke away from Ellesmere Island in early August and is adrift in the Arctic Ocean. More than half of the nearby Serson Ice Shelf -- ... > full story -
Glaciers In The Pyrenees Will Disappear In Less Than 50 Years, Study Finds
September 5, 2008 — Much has been said about the situation of the glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica, but little is known about those in the high mountain areas of the Iberian Peninsular. A Spanish research study has ... > full story -
Antarctic Research Helps Shed Light On Climate Change On Mars
August 28, 2008 — Eroded gullies on the flanks of Martian craters may have been formed by snowmelt as recently as a few hundred thousand years ago and in sites once occupied by glaciers. Similar conditions can be ... > full story -
Northern Wildfire Smoke May Cast Shadow On Arctic Warming
July 24, 2008 — The Arctic may get some temporary relief from global warming if the annual North American wildfire season intensifies, according to a new study. Smoke transported to the Arctic from northern forest ... > full story -
Malaria Control Goals Are Likely To Be Unachievable
July 21, 2008 — The Millennium Development Goal to halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria globally is unlikely to be met. The statement comes in a report published in PLoS ... > full story -
'Snow Flea Antifreeze Protein' Could Help Improve Organ Preservation
July 21, 2008 — Scientists can now make the antifreeze protein that enables billions of Canadian snow fleas to survive frigid winter temperatures. Their laboratory-produced first-of-a-kind proteins could have ... > full story -
Phoenix Rasps Frozen Layer, Collects Sample
July 17, 2008 — A powered rasp on the back of the robotic arm scoop of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander successfully drilled into the frozen soil and loosened material that was collected in the lander's ... > full story -
Future Snowmelt In West Twice As Early As Expected; Threatens Ecosystems And Water Reserves
July 15, 2008 — Global warming could lead to larger changes in snowmelt in the western United States than was previously thought, possibly increasing wildfire risk and creating new water management challenges for ... > full story -
For Toy-Like NASA Robots In Arctic, Ice Research Is Child's Play
July 15, 2008 — Several snowmobiles navigated speedily over arctic ice and snow in Alaska's outback in late June. This scene might seem ordinary except that the recently unveiled snowmobiles are unmanned, ... > full story -
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Extending Trench
July 15, 2008 — NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is using its Robotic Arm to enlarge an exposure of hard subsurface material expected to yield a sample of ice-rich soil for analysis in one of the lander's ... > full story
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