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First Ever Videos of Snow Leopard Mother and Cubs in Dens Recorded in Mongolia
July 12, 2012 — For the first time, the den sites of two female snow leopards and their cubs have been located in Mongolia's Tost Mountains, with the first known videos taken of a mother and cubs, located and ... > full story -
Study: Wolverines Need Refrigerators
July 12, 2012 — The distribution of wolverines in the wild relates to the species’ ability to store and “refrigerate” their food supply through tough times. The cold caches play a particularly ... > full story -
Mars Weather Report: Size of Particles in Martian Clouds of Carbon Dioxide Snow Calculated
June 19, 2012 — New research shows that, much like Earth, the polar caps of Mars change with the seasons. In the dead of a Martian winter, clouds of snow blanket the Red Planet's poles -- but unlike our water-based ... > full story -
Greenland's Loss of Ice Mass During the Last 10 Years Is Unusually High Compared to Last 50 Years
May 29, 2012 — Loss through melting and iceberg calving during the last 10 years is unusually high compared to the last 50 years. The Greenland ice sheet continues to lose mass and thus contributes at about 0.7 ... > full story -
Warm Ocean Currents Cause Majority of Ice Loss from Antarctica
April 25, 2012 — Warm ocean currents are the dominant cause of recent ice loss from Antarctica, new research shows. New techniques have been used to differentiate, for the first time, between the two known causes of ... > full story -
Comet Garradd Departs
April 13, 2012 — An outbound comet that provided a nice show for skywatchers late last year is the target of an ongoing investigation by NASA's Swift satellite. Formally designated C/2009 P1 (Garradd), the unusually ... > full story -
Long-Term Studies Detect Effects of Disappearing Snow and Ice
April 6, 2012 — Regions of the earth where water is frozen for at least a month each year are shrinking as a result of global warming. Some of the effects on ecosystems are now being revealed through research ... > full story -
Vegetation Cover Affects the Speed of Snowmelt in Tundra Regions
April 4, 2012 — Climate change has increased vegetation in Arctic tundra regions. According to a recent study, the increase in vegetation in tundra regions may further accelerate global ... > full story -
Forest-Destroying Avalanches on the Rise Due to Clear-Cut Logging
March 29, 2012 — Scientists have been studying the impact of clear-cut logging on avalanche terrain in British Columbia. Understanding avalanche behavior and its destructive potential is an important factor in ... > full story -
California's Snow Not Disappearing Despite Drought
March 12, 2012 — During some winters a significant amount of snow falls on parts of California. During other winters — like this one (so far) — there is much less snow. But more than 130 years of snow ... > full story
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