Phase transitions surround us—for instance, liquid water changes to ice when frozen and to steam when boiled. Now, researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science have discovered a new phenomenon of so-called metastability ...
Condensed Matter
Jan 23, 2017
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Western communities are facing effects of a warming climate with slower and earlier snowmelt reducing streamflows and possibly the amount of water reaching reservoirs used for drinking water and agriculture, according to ...
Environment
Aug 17, 2016
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(Phys.org)—Exoplanet hunters estimate that there could be billions of super-Earths—planets with a mass of up to ten times that of Earth—orbiting stars in the Milky Way alone. But do super-Earths really deserve their ...
Astronomy
Sep 25, 2012
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In a dark auditorium in Reykjavik, bubbling orange lava flows down a slide to within inches of awe-struck visitors.
Environment
Dec 9, 2022
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To learn how ocean water is melting glaciers, NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland mission extensively surveyed the coastline of the world's largest island.
Earth Sciences
Jan 26, 2022
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If you apply enough heat, at some point, most things melt, just like ice cream on a hot summer day.
Materials Science
Aug 29, 2022
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New NASA-led research shows that the melt season for Arctic sea ice has lengthened by an average of 20 days over the span of 28 years, or 6.4 days per decade. The finding stems from scientists' work to compile the first comprehensive ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 27, 2010
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Large blooms of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton are flourishing in areas of open water left exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula. This remarkable colonisation ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 9, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Waste heat is a byproduct of nearly all electrical devices and industrial processes, from driving a car to flying an aircraft or operating a power plant. Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 29, 2011
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The melting of glaciers and ice caps in places as diverse as the Himalayas and Andes mountain ranges, the Svalbard island group and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago has the dual effect of raising global sea levels and depleting ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 1, 2020
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