Ice Ages News
May 8, 2024
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May 7, 2024 — Tipping points in the climate system can be the result of a slow but linear development. However, they can also be accompanied by a 'flickering', with two stable climatic states that alternate before ...
May 3, 2024 — Researchers uncovered compelling evidence that Earth's magnetic field was in a highly unusual state when the macroscopic animals of the Ediacaran Period -- 635 to 541 million years ago -- diversified and thrived. Their study raises the question of ...
May 3, 2024 — Heavy pooling meltwater can fracture ice, potentially leading to ice shelf ...
May 1, 2024 — Researchers have discovered the missing piece of the puzzle behind a rare opening in the sea ice around Antarctica, which was nearly twice the size of Wales and occurred during the winters of 2016 and 2017. A study reveals a key process that had ...
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Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have unveiled evidence for ancient human resilience to climate change in the Eastern ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Using environmental DNA analysis, an international team of researchers identified a collection of plants used in ceremonial rituals in the ancient Maya city of Yaxnohcah in Mexico. The plants, known ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A new study has recovered a 3.7-billion-year-old record of Earth's magnetic field, and found that it appears remarkably similar to the field surrounding Earth ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Warming temperatures are causing a steady rise in copper, zinc and sulfate in the waters of Colorado mountain streams affected by acid rock drainage. Concentrations of these metals have roughly ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — New research has uncovered a feedback loop that may be accelerating the melting of the floating portions of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, pushing up global sea levels. The study sheds new light on ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — A geo-environmental scientist from Japan has composed a string quartet using sonified climate data. The 6-minute-long composition -- entitled 'String Quartet No. 1 'Polar Energy Budget'-- is based on ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — A detailed reconstruction of climate during the most recent ice age, when a large swath of North America was covered in ice, provides information on ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — The Warm Arctic-Cold Continent (WACC) phenomenon is the puzzling combination of Arctic warming and extreme coldness in specific mid-latitude regions. However, the progression of WACC events remains ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — While most lakes around the world are experiencing shorter durations of ice cover, the length of time that Yellowstone Lake is covered by ice each year has not changed in the past century, possibly ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Researchers have developed a way to use radar to detect open water zones and other changes in Alaska's frozen rivers in the early winter. The approach can be automated to provide current hazard maps ...
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Apr. 11, 2024 — Meandering ocean currents play an important role in the melting of Antarctic ice shelves, threatening a significant rise in sea ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — An extensive review of current research incorporating geomorphology, hydrology, biogeochemistry, ecology and Indigenous knowledges identifies prevailing factors that shape water and energy flows in ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — Microplastic particles can be found in the most remote ocean regions on earth. In Antarctica, pollution levels are even higher than previously ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — Through the ages, the presence of humans has increased the heterogeneity and complexity of ecosystems and has often had a positive effect on their ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Antarctica harbors a large concentration of meteorites imbuing the icy continent with an unparalleled wealth of information on our solar system. However, these precious meteorites are rapidly ...
Apr. 2, 2024 — Scrub mints are among the most endangered plants you've probably never heard of. More than half of the 24 species currently known to exist are considered threatened or endangered at the state or ...
Apr. 1, 2024 — In 2022 and 2023, biologists from research institutes in the UK and the Falkland Islands led two expeditions to South Georgia to study the impacts of invasive species on this cold and rugged ...
Mar. 27, 2024 — Researchers warn that today's hunting quotas of about 3,000 animals pose a risk to the long-term survival of the grey seal in the Baltic Sea. The conclusions of this new study are based on ...
Mar. 27, 2024 — Anthropologists created a computational model to predict the likelihood of animal extinctions based on the complex interaction of hunting and environmental ...
Mar. 27, 2024 — The Antarctic Circumpolar Current plays an important part in global overturning circulation, the exchange of heat and CO2 between the ocean and atmosphere, and the stability of Antarctica's ice ...
Mar. 22, 2024 — Ground-based measuring devices and aircraft radar operated in the far northeast of Greenland show how much ice the 79 N-Glacier is losing. According to recent measurements, the thickness of the ...
Mar. 20, 2024 — Researchers sought to understand how diatoms -- microscopic, photosynthetic algae that make up an estimated 20 percent of global carbon sequestration and oxygen production -- are able to bloom in an ...
Mar. 18, 2024 — When climate scientists look to the future to determine what the effects of climate change may be, they use computer models to simulate potential outcomes such as how precipitation will change in a ...
Mar. 15, 2024 — In order to limit the increase in global average temperature to 1.5 C, it is essential to drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. This would mean not exploiting most of the ...
Mar. 14, 2024 — The period that liquid water was present on the surface of Mars may have been shorter than previously thought. Channel landforms called gullies, previously thought to be formed exclusively by liquid ...
Mar. 13, 2024 — Emperor penguin populations have been exceedingly difficult to monitor because of their remote locations, and because individuals form breeding colonies on seasonal sea ice fastened to land (known as ...
Mar. 13, 2024 — Researchers have conducted the first large-scale observation and modeling study of northwest Greenland's Petermann Glacier. Their findings reveal the intrusion of warm ocean water beneath the ...
Mar. 13, 2024 — A comprehensive study of the floristic diversity of Agguttinni Territorial Park, Nunavut's newest and largest Territorial Park, has documented 141 vascular plant, 69 bryophyte, and 93 lichen ...
Mar. 11, 2024 — Arctic sea ice is shrinking as the world continues to warm, and a new study may provide a better understanding of how the loss of this ice may impact daily weather in the middle latitudes, like the ...
Mar. 5, 2024 — Will ice floating in the Arctic Ocean move faster or slower over the coming decades? The answer to this question will tell us whether marine transportation can be expected to get more or less ...
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- Tiny Plastic Particles Are Found Everywhere
- Humans Can Increase Biodiversity, Archaeological Study Shows
Monday, April 8, 2024
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Scientists Warn: The Grey Seal Hunt Is Too Large
- Looking to the Past to Prevent Future Extinction
- Evolution of the Most Powerful Ocean Current on Earth
Friday, March 22, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- High Resolution Imagery Advances the Ability to Monitor Decadal Changes in Emperor Penguin Populations
- Grounding Zone Discovery Explains Accelerated Melting Under Greenland's Glaciers
- Exploring Arctic Plants and Lichens: An Important Conservation Baseline for Nunavut's Newest and Largest Territorial Park
Monday, March 11, 2024
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- After Decades of Arctic Sea Ice Getting Faster and More Hazardous for Transport, Models Suggest a Dramatic Reversal Is Coming
- We Know the Arctic Is Warming -- What Will Changing River Flows Do to Its Environment?
- Arctic Could Become 'ice-Free' Within a Decade
Monday, March 4, 2024
- Less Ice in the Arctic Ocean Has Complex Effects on Marine Ecosystems and Ocean Productivity
- Antarctica's Coasts Are Becoming Less Icy
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Researchers Use GPS-Tracked Icebergs in Novel Study to Improve Climate Models
- Glacier Shrinkage Is Causing a 'green Transition'
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Mercury Rising: Study Sheds New Light on Ancient Volcanoes' Environmental Impact
- Surprising Methane Discovery in Yukon Glaciers: 'Much More Widespread Than We Thought'
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- 80 Mph Speed Record for Glacier Fracture Helps Reveal the Physics of Ice Sheet Collapse
- Older African Elephants Will Be Most Severely Affected by the Changing Climate
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Walleye Struggle With Changes to Timing of Spring Thaw
- First DNA Study of Ancient Eastern Arabians Reveals Malaria Adaptation
Monday, February 26, 2024
Friday, February 23, 2024
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Climate Change Could Push Bowhead Whales to Cross Paths With Shipping Traffic
- Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats Has Long Been in Flux
- New Cloud Model Could Help With Climate Research
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
- Frequent Marine Heatwaves in the Arctic Ocean Will Be the Norm
- Greenland's Ice Sheet Is Melting -- And Being Replaced by Vegetation
- Polar Bears Unlikely to Adapt to Longer Summers
Monday, February 12, 2024
Thursday, February 8, 2024
- Industrial Pollution Leaves Its Mark in Mediterranean Corals
- Ice Cores Provide First Documentation of Rapid Antarctic Ice Loss in the Past
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- Ancient Rocks Improve Understanding of Tectonic Activity Between Earthquakes
- What Turned Earth Into a Giant Snowball 700 Million Years Ago? Scientists Now Have an Answer
Monday, February 5, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
- Trees Struggle to 'breathe' As Climate Warms
- Unprecedented Ocean Heating Shows Risks of a World 3°C Warmer
- Greenland Is a Methane Sink Rather Than a Source
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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Sunday, January 21, 2024
Friday, January 19, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Monday, January 15, 2024
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
- Acidity of Antarctic Waters Could Double by Century's End, Threatening Biodiversity
- Meteorite Analysis Shows Earth's Building Blocks Contained Water
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Monday, December 18, 2023
Friday, December 15, 2023
- Positive Tipping Points Must Be Triggered to Solve Climate Crisis
- Ancient DNA Reveals How a Chicken Virus Evolved to Become More Deadly
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Monday, December 4, 2023
- More Than a Meteorite: New Clues About the Demise of Dinosaurs
- Himalayan Glaciers React, Blow Cold Winds Down Their Slopes
Thursday, November 30, 2023
- Antarctica's Ancient Ice Sheets Foreshadow Dynamic Changes in Earth's Future
- Decoding Past Climates Through Dripstones
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Sunday, November 26, 2023
Monday, November 20, 2023
Friday, November 17, 2023
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
- Ice Cores from Earth's Highest Tropical Peak Provide Insight Into Climate Variability
- Climate Engineering Could Slow Antarctic Ice Loss, Study Suggests
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
- Melting Ice Falling Snow: Sea Ice Declines Enhance Snowfall Over West Antarctica
- Europe Was Not Covered by Dense Forest Before the Arrival of Modern Humans
Monday, November 13, 2023
- Faster Arctic Warming Hastens 2C Rise by Eight Years
- North Atlantic's Marine Productivity May Not Be Declining, According to New Study of Older Ice Cores
- Forming Ice: There's a Fungal Protein for That
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Monday, November 6, 2023
Friday, November 3, 2023
Thursday, November 2, 2023
- How a Climate Model Can Illustrate and Explain Ice-Age Climate Variability
- Study Links Changes in Global Water Cycle to Higher Temperatures
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Friday, October 27, 2023
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
- Sediment Core Analysis Supports New Epoch Characterized by Human Impact on Planet
- Report Warns About Risk Tipping Points With Irreversible Impacts on People and Planet
- Bizarre New Fossils Shed Light on Ancient Plankton