The Antarctic Ice Sheet, Earth’s southern polar ice sheet, has grown and receded and grown again over millions of years.
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Climate Change Challenge: Terminology Used by Scientists Confounds Public
There’s plenty of information available about climate change. The question is whether it's understandable.
Fukutoku-Okanoba Explodes
The eruption of an underwater volcano near South Iwo Jima sent a plume soaring into flight paths and created an expansive raft of floating rock.
Bringing Order to Chaotic Bubbles Can Make Mining More Sustainable
A new way to control the motion of bubbles from researchers at Columbia Engineering might one day help separate useful metals from useless dirt using much less energy and water than is currently needed.
Finding Plastic-Free Alternatives to Protect Young Trees
Saplings should be planted without protective plastic guards, according to an environmental impact study led by UCL researchers.
Climate Change Producing More “Fire Weather” as Far East as Oklahoma
Climate change is setting the stage for wildfires beyond California and Oregon, fueling hotter, drier conditions in places such as Oklahoma and Nebraska not historically prone to large wildfires, according to a new analysis from Climate Central.