At the current rate of retreat the vast glaciers, which extend deep into the heart of the ice sheet, could contribute as much as 3.4 meters to global sea level rise over the next several centuries. … [+5715 chars]
Cryospheric ecosystems are some of the oldest on the planet. EPFL scientists have found that the microorganisms living in them have a unique genetic signature. They performed an inventory of the micr… [+3722 chars]
Thousands of mysterious viruses that were recently discovered lurking in the world's oceans may exert huge influence over the ecosystems, in part by "reprogramming" the hosts they infect, scientists … [+6302 chars]
PhysNASA simulation suggests some volcanoes might warm climate, destroy ozone layerTectonic map of the Earth. Hasterok et al./Earth-Sci.Rev. Based on a series of models considering how the continen… [+3969 chars]
The ARC Centre of Excellence known as CABAH The Centre for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage at the University of Wollongong is a hub for research covering archaeology, environment, climate, biolo… [+1098 chars]
ESA's Comet Interceptor mission to visit a pristine comet or other interstellar object just starting its journey into the inner solar system has been "adopted" this week; the study phase is complete … [+5987 chars]
In the early 1960s, University of Michigan alumnus Marshall Nirenberg and a few other scientists deciphered the genetic code of life, determining the rules by which information in DNA molecules is tr… [+4719 chars]
Curiosity has improved space research since Sputnik 1 was inaugurated 65 years back. However, we’re only starting to scratch the exterior of what is known regarding different planetary cores in the s… [+1176 chars]
