In this experiment, adding salt to ice triggers a chain reaction that reveals some fascinating science. The salt disrupts the ...

Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) and the Abdus Salam ...

As glaciers and ice sheets retreat, they are exposing objects, organisms, and landscapes that have been locked away for ...

When ultraviolet light hits ice—whether in Earth's polar regions or on distant planets—it triggers a cascade of chemical ...

The Greenland Ice Sheet — the second largest ice sheet on Earth — has been melting at its fastest rate in 12,000 years due to rising surface temperatures caused by man-made climate change, according ...

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A new study challenges previous climate predictions by demonstrating that climate change has impacted the Southern Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide. However, a delicate relationship remains in ...

BEIJING -- Chinese scientists have successfully conducted an ice-cap detection experiment in Antarctica using a domestically developed ultra-wideband hyperspectral microwave radiometer, as reported by ...

As the government shutdown enters its third week with no clear end in sight, a 3,000-pound ice sculpture was unveiled on the National Mall, spelling out the word “democracy.” Glinting in the midday ...

A giant ice sculpture of the word “democracy” was unveiled on the National Mall Wednesday. The melting piece of art is meant to symbolize “America’s weakened democracy and the costs of its failure ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alexandra A Phillips, University of California, Santa Barbara (THE CONVERSATION) As ...