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Antarctica: ‘Something Dramatic is Underway’ Warn Authors of 150-Year Data Study
Scientists have extensively studied Arctic ice and their dynamics. Less those of Antarctica. But today, thanks to an important work of reconstruction, researchers present data going back to the beginning…
Iron as the key to finding life on other planets?
The ability of a planet to support life depends on several characteristics. The presence of liquid water or oxygen. The position of the planet in relation to its host star,…
The “thermokarst” climate bomb, or the sudden collapse of permafrost due to fires
What directly melts the Arctic is anthropogenic global warming. But researchers are now telling us that the intensifying forest fires in the region are accelerating the thawing of the permafrost.…