- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 7th, 2013
Sea Level Rise in the Coming Years Will Be Greater Than Anticipated
The melting of the Greenland and the Antarctic ice sheets is to blame for this, study says
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 19th, 2012
Arctic Ocean to Reach Minimum Yearly Extent Soon
Experts say that this year broke the low sea ice extent record set in 2007
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 24th, 2012
Greenland's Ice Sheet Melting at Unprecedented Pace
This is the second-largest ground-based ice reservoir in the world
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 26th, 2012
Antarctic Ice Loss Mostly Caused by Warm Currents
The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 20th, 2012
High-Energy Lasers to Enable Ice Drilling on Other Worlds
New approach to drilling through thick ice sheets proposed
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 17th, 2012
Meltwater Accelerates Greenland Ice Sheet Slip
The huge volume of ice is moving towards the Atlantic Ocean
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 28th, 2012
Western Part of Antarctica Is Falling Apart
Long-term trends are extremely worrying, scientists say
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 7th, 2012
Arctic Sea Ices Grow in the Pacific Ocean
The Atlantic side of the North Pole displays much reduced ice sheets
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 29th, 2012
NASA Video Shows Pine Island Glacier Rupture Line
We are currently witnessing a major calving event in the Antarctic
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 6th, 2012
Arctic Freshwater Mixing Could Influence the 'Conveyor Belt'
Scientists find new source of freshwater in the Arctic Ocean
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 14th, 2011
Greenland Got Taller in 2010
Melting ices allowed its landmass to rise out of the water further
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 9th, 2011
Earth's Past Climate Can Reveal Future Changes
A new study reveals how the world may change over the next century
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 17th, 2011
How Antarctica's Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains Formed
Investigators finally crack 53-year-old mystery
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 10th, 2011
Pine Island Expedition Will Be Led by GSFC Expert
NASA represents a major component of the international group
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 10th, 2011
Federal Agencies Deploy Scientists to Pine Island Glacier
The research mission will begin in mid-December, 2011
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 4th, 2011
IceBridge 2011 Measures Glacier Changes in Antarctica
NASA is further augmenting its databases of the Southern Continent
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 17th, 2011
CryoSat Is Now Rolling in Its Orbit
The motion allows it to calibrate its accurate scientific instruments