Items tagged with ice

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Microbes Revived After 120,000 Years On Ice Friday, June 19th, 2009 - 12:45:56 - Anuradha Menon Ultrasmall microbes trapped in glacial ice for 120,000 years have been coaxed back to life, a new study says. The feat adds to evidence that... read more

Mining the Moon Friday, June 12th, 2009 - 09:15:46 - Anuradha Menon Planetary geologists speculate that the moon’s polar craters may hold billions of tons of hydrogen, perhaps even in the form of water ice. Intriguing... read more

Biological Particles Trigger Ice Formation Monday, May 18th, 2009 - 12:08:52 - Ehud Rattner A team of UC San Diego-led atmospheric chemistry researchers moved closer to what is considered the "holy grail" of climate change science when it... read more

Why Is Antarctic Ice Growing? Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 - 18:03:28 - Ehud Rattner It's the southern ozone hole whatdunit. That's why Antarctic sea ice is growing while at the other pole, Arctic ice is shrinking at record rates. It... read more

Alien Microbes Found under Antarctic Glacier Friday, April 17th, 2009 - 18:43:06 - Anuradha Menon An unmapped reservoir of briny liquid chemically similar to sea water, but buried under an inland Antarctic glacier, appears to support unusual... read more

Wind-Powered Craft Aims for Ice Speed Record Sunday, April 12th, 2009 - 10:22:20 - Sarah Gingichashvili A British man who has just claimed the world land sailing speed record is now planning to better his speed -- on ice. Using just wind power, Richard... read more

Large Ice Shelf to Break from Antarctica Sunday, April 5th, 2009 - 18:33:19 - Sarah Gingichashvili A large ice shelf is "imminently" close to breaking away from part of the Antarctic Peninsula, scientists said Friday. Satellite images released by... read more

Pancake Ice Takes Over the Arctic Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 - 16:36:35 - Sarah Gingichashvili Climate change is not only making Arctic sea ice disappear, it's also changing the type of ice that forms. Researchers are now trying to determine... read more

Alps-like Range under Antarctic Ice Sheet Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 - 10:17:39 - Anuradha Menon Flying twin-engine light aircraft the equivalent of several trips around the globe and establishing a network of seismic instruments across an area... read more

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