Vanishing ice puts reindeer herders at risk
Deep in the Sayan Mountains of northern Mongolia, patches of ice rest year-round in the crooks between hills.
Archaeology
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Aquatic rover goes for a drive under the ice
A little robotic explorer will be rolling into Antarctica this month to perform a gymnastic feat—driving upside down under sea ice.
Earth Sciences
Nov 19, 2019
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Warm ocean water delays sea ice for Alaska towns, wildlife
The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska this month, which should be brimming with floes, its limits likely won't be tested.
Environment
Nov 19, 2019
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Turbulence creates ice in clouds
Vertical air motions increase ice formation in mixed-phase clouds. This correlation was predicted theoretically for a long time, but can now be observed for the first time in nature. This research was published by a team ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 8, 2019
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Scientists probe the limits of ice
How small is the smallest possible particle of ice? It's not a snowflake, measuring at a whopping fraction of an inch. According to new research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the smallest nanodroplet ...
Condensed Matter
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Why is ice so slippery?
The answer lies in a film of water that is generated by friction, one that is far thinner than expected and much more viscous than usual water through its resemblance to the "snow cones" of crushed ice we drink during the ...
General Physics
Nov 4, 2019
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New VIPER lunar rover to map water ice on the moon
NASA is sending a mobile robot to the South Pole of the moon to get a close-up view of the location and concentration of water ice in the region and for the first time ever, actually sample the water ice at the same pole ...
Space Exploration
Oct 28, 2019
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300-year thinning may have predisposed Antarctic ice shelves to collapse
Ice shelves in the eastern Antarctic Peninsula may have been predisposed to collapse by hundreds years of thinning according to a study in Scientific Reports.
Earth Sciences
Oct 24, 2019
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Warm ocean water attacking edges of Antarctica's ice shelves
Upside-down "rivers" of warm ocean water are eroding the fractured edges of thick, floating Antarctic ice shelves from below, helping to create conditions that lead to ice-shelf breakup and sea-level rise, according to a ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 9, 2019
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Disappearing Peruvian glaciers
It is common knowledge that glaciers are melting in most areas across the globe. The speed at which tropical glaciers in the Peruvian Andes are retreating is particularly alarming, however. In the first detailed investigation ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 7, 2019
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