• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 25th, 2015
NASA Releases View of Flowing Nitrogen Ice Glaciers on Pluto

NASA Releases View of Flowing Nitrogen Ice Glaciers on Pluto

The dwarf planet is not such a dull place after all

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 24th, 2014
Number of Glaciers in the Glacier National Park in the US Drops from 150 to 26

Number of Glaciers in the Glacier National Park in the US Drops from 150 to 26

Due to climate change and global warming, this national park might soon no longer be worthy of its name

Report Warns of 1.8 Meters (5.9 Feet) Sea Level Rise

Report Warns of 1.8 Meters (5.9 Feet) Sea Level Rise

Sea level rise is caused by the fact that, as the climate is getting warmer, ice sheets and glaciers are melting

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 30th, 2014
Mars' Grand Canyon Was Once Home to Massive Glaciers, Evidence Indicates

Mars' Grand Canyon Was Once Home to Massive Glaciers, Evidence Indicates

Scientists believe to have found first ever mineralogical evidence of long-lost glaciers in Mars' Grand Canyon

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 15th, 2014
Glaciers in Antarctica Are Melting Faster than Ever Before, Study Finds

Glaciers in Antarctica Are Melting Faster than Ever Before, Study Finds

Researchers warn that glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula have high chances to disappear in about 200 years' time

Photo of the Day: Retreating Glaciers in Alaska as Seen from Space

Photo of the Day: Retreating Glaciers in Alaska as Seen from Space

These two glaciers in Alaska are fueled by snow that falls at higher elevations

Inventory of the World's Glaciers Successfully Completed

Inventory of the World's Glaciers Successfully Completed

All in all, researchers mapped and catalogued nearly 200,000 glaciers

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 11th, 2014
Ice Discharge Rates Calculated for 178 Greenland Glaciers

Ice Discharge Rates Calculated for 178 Greenland Glaciers

These values help predict how global warming will influence sea levels

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 7th, 2014
Pine Island Glacier May Continue Melting for Decades

Pine Island Glacier May Continue Melting for Decades

Experts find evidence of a similar occurrence some 8,000 years ago

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 29th, 2014
New Mission to Study Iceland's Glaciers Underway

New Mission to Study Iceland's Glaciers Underway

JPL researchers contribute through a high-precision radar instrument

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 13th, 2014
Pine Island Glacier Enters Self-Sustaining Retreat

Pine Island Glacier Enters Self-Sustaining Retreat

This is the primary Antarctic contributor to global sea level increases

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 11th, 2013
Antarctica Losing Ice Much Faster Than Scientists Thought

Antarctica Losing Ice Much Faster Than Scientists Thought

New satellite data paint a worrying image of ice sheets at the South Pole

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 6th, 2013
How Salty Ocean Waters Melt Glaciers Faster

How Salty Ocean Waters Melt Glaciers Faster

New investigation uncovers interesting link between the two

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 25th, 2013
New Method Predicts Sea Level Rise by Studying Glacier Movements

New Method Predicts Sea Level Rise by Studying Glacier Movements

These motions are influenced by ices that melt over the summer

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 8th, 2013
Hidden “Speed Bumps” Slow Antarctic Glaciers Considerably

Hidden “Speed Bumps” Slow Antarctic Glaciers Considerably

These tiger stripe-like formations are buying us some time

Photo: Beautiful Double Valley Revealed in Alaska

Photo: Beautiful Double Valley Revealed in Alaska

A glacier carved the land in an unusual way, experts say

Decline of South American Glaciers Seen from Space

Decline of South American Glaciers Seen from Space

Astronauts recently captured new images of the trends from the ISS

 
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