A Russian team has succeeded in drilling through four kilometres (2.5 miles) of ice to the surface of a mythical subglacial Antarctic lake which could hold as yet unknown life forms, reports said Monday.
Earth Sciences
Feb 6, 2012
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A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Russia and one in France has found a possible explanation for the creation of ice circles in Lake Baikal—the deepest lake in the world. In their paper published ...
The outermost layer of ice behaves like liquid water, even at a temperature of –30°C. Physicists at AMOLF have irrefutably demonstrated this using a modern surface-sensitive measuring technique. At lower temperatures, ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 27, 2017
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On frigid days, water vapor in the air can transform directly into solid ice, depositing a thin layer on surfaces such as a windowpane or car windshield. Though commonplace, this process is one that has kept physicists and ...
Materials Science
Jan 2, 2020
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Saudi Arabia is drilling for a resource possibly more precious than oil.
Earth Sciences
Mar 30, 2012
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The 2004 disaster movie "The Day After Tomorrow" depicted the cataclysmic effects—superstorms, tornadoes and deep freezes— resulting from the impacts of climate change. In the movie, global warming had accelerated the ...
Environment
Jun 7, 2017
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We know that our planet has experienced warmer periods in the past, during the Pliocene geological epoch around three million years ago.
Earth Sciences
Oct 3, 2019
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A million years ago, a longtime pattern of alternating glaciations and warm periods dramatically changed, when ice ages suddenly became longer and more intense. Scientists have long suspected that this was connected to the ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 8, 2019
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Saturn is well known for being a gas giant, and for its impressive ring system. But it would it surprise you to know that this planet also has the second-most moons in the solar system, second only to Jupiter? Yes, Saturn ...
Space Exploration
Aug 7, 2015
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The Totten Glacier, located in the East Antarctica Ice Sheet, is also a major contributor to global sea-level rise. However, the details of how offshore ocean heat reaches the glacier's ice shelf cavity remain elusive. Now, ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 22, 2023
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