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One by Land and One by Sea: NASA's Operation IceBridge Antarctic Campaign Off to a Productive Start
October 16, 2012 — NASA's Operation IceBridge got the 2012 Antarctic campaign off to a productive start with a land ice survey of Thwaites Glacier and a sea ice flight over parts of the Bellingshausen ... > full story -
Ice Sheet Retreat Controlled by the Landscape
October 16, 2012 — Ice-sheet retreat can halt temporarily during long phases of climate warming, according to ... > full story -
Long-Term Observations in the Tropics Linked to Global Climate Change
October 16, 2012 — Reports of declining ice coverage and drowning polar bears in the Arctic illustrate dramatic ecosystem responses to global climate change in Earth's polar regions. But in a first-ever account of a ... > full story -
Tropical Cyclones Are Occurring More Frequently Than Before, Study Shows
October 15, 2012 — Are there more tropical cyclones now than in the past -- or is it just something we believe because we now hear more about them through media coverage and are better able detect them with satellites? ... > full story -
Protecting and Restoring the Great Lakes
October 15, 2012 — U.S. and Canadian universities are joining forces to propose a set of long-term research and policy priorities to help protect and restore the Great Lakes and to train the next generation of ... > full story -
Climate Change: Circulation of Atlantic Ocean Was Faster During Last Ice Age Than Today
October 15, 2012 — Heat transport in the Atlantic Ocean during the last Ice Age was not weaker, as long assumed, but in fact stronger than it is today. Scientists used ultra-precise measurements of natural ... > full story -
Fall Spawning by Atlantic Sturgeon in Virginia River
October 15, 2012 — Scientists studying the Atlantic sturgeon, one of the oldest species of fish in the world, have found evidence that the James River population in Virginia spawns in the ... > full story -
Antibiotic Contamination a Threat to Humans and the Environment
October 15, 2012 — More than 10,000 tons of antibiotics are consumed in Europe each year, and 30-60% pass through animals and humans completely unchanged. The different substances then reach the ocean via hospitals, ... > full story -
Too Much Helpful Algae Can Be Bad for Corals
October 14, 2012 — Having too many algal symbionts makes corals bleach more severely in response to global warming, a new study ... > full story -
NASA'S Operation Icebridge Resumes Flights Over Antarctica
October 12, 2012 — Scientists and flight crew members with Operation IceBridge, NASA's airborne mission to study Earth's changing polar ice, are beginning another campaign over Antarctica. Now in its fourth year, ... > full story
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