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New research into some of Earth’s largest ice sheets has revealed a startling new Antarctic tipping point, and researchers say that it has the potential to be disastrous. According to a new study published this month, warm seawater has not only been lapping at the underside of the Antarctic ice shelves but has also been seeping into the space between the land and the overlying ice sheet.
This really isn’t a very surprising discovery. The ice shelves have been teetering at the edge of trouble for many years now. They continue to be one of the biggest doomsday concerns for many,...

Scientists found a new ‘tipping point’ in the Antarctic ice shelves, and it’s really bad

Imagine Antarctica. You’re probably visualizing vast, pristine landscapes of endless snow and frost. But as you read this, an unseen threat might be quietly destabilizing the continent’s icy terrain. Globally, scientists have been keeping a close eye on Antarctica, particularly its ice shelves’ condition. And they just highlighted...

Hidden threat lurking in Antarctica's ice shelves

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"There was this gigantic river system": Researchers find ancient lost world deep beneath Antarctic ice.

Giant river system that existed 40 million years ago discovered deep below Antarctic ice

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For hundreds of thousands of years, the wooly mammoth thrived on Earth, measuring its stately tread across the frozen reaches.
Then, something happened. Earth changed. And in a remarkably short time, the mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) were gone, the last of them dying out 4,000 years ago, on remote Wrangel Island in the cold Arctic north.



					
			

Though it's theorized humans contributed greatly to their eventual decline, it's not clear what factors may triggered the change in climate that put them in peril. One idea is that Earth was hit by a cosmic event nearly 13,000 years ago, warming the world beyond what was...

Cosmic Shrapnel That Killed The Mammoth Is Buried Deep, Scientists Claim

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Small amounts of warm water sneaking between land and ice can lead to big changes.

New "Tipping Point" Found In Antarctica – And It’s As Bad As It Sounds

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The Moon is a constant in the night sky, but all is not actually as it seems. It turns out that scientists have discovered the Moon is drifting away from Earth, and it’s changing everything we thought we knew about our planet’s relationship with its only natural satellite. It’s also having a very real impact on the length of days on our planet – albeit at an incredibly slow rate. By moving away from Earth over the course of millions of years, the Moon is simultaneously making the length of the average day longer.A study by a team at the...

The Moon is slowly drifting away from Earth and it's beginning to impact us

There is a chance to witness the northern lights in Canada and parts of the northern U.S. once again tonight, marking another opportunity following May's historic solar geomagnetic storm. This natural phenomenon, known as the aurora borealis, could paint the skies with vibrant colors, providing a spectacular sight for those...

Northern Lights: Here’s Where the Auroras May Be Visible Again Tonight!

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Since our planet’s living conditions changed throughout existence, living animals adapted to this change or went extinct. Some animals have managed to adapt for millions of years and still exist today. What are the 13 oldest animal species still living on Earth? 13 Oldest Living Animals on Earth These are 13 of the oldest animal […]

The 13 Oldest Animal Species Still Living on Earth in 2024

The frozen continent of Antarctica is, paradoxically, a hotbed of volcanic activity.The ice-capped region is home to some 138 volcanoes nestled beneath the snow, 91 of which were discovered as recently as 2017.Whilst most of them are considered dormant or possibly extinct, three have erupted in recent history according to the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program: Penguin Island in 1905; Deception Island in 1970, and Mount Erebus in 1972.The latter of these is arguably Antarctica’s most famous – winning the titles of tallest active volcano on the continent – with its summit standing at 12,448 feet (3,794 metres) – and...

Volcano in Antarctica spews out $6,000-worth of gold each day

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Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

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LOGAN, Utah — Will another big earthquake strike the Denali fault in Alaska? In 2002, a powerful earthquake along this fault, which runs 1,200 miles across Alaska and Canada, caused significant damage to remote villages and infrastructure in central Alaska. Recently, a team of researchers from Utah State University embarked on a mission to uncover the secrets of this sleeping giant.

Scientists uncover warning signs of future ‘large’ earthquakes along Alaska’s Denali fault

Researchers using global robotic telescopes discovered an Earth-sized planet, SPECULOOS-3 b, orbiting an ultra-cool red dwarf within the Milky Way. This planet, tidally locked and likely lacking an atmosphere due to intense radiation, offers new insights into long-lived red dwarfs, which are anticipated to be among the last stars burning in the universe.

New Earth-Sized Planet Discovered Orbiting a Star That Will Live 100 Billion Years

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 A 43-year-old Australian avocado farmer found the fossilized remains of a pterosaur in the Australian outback that scientists now say is a new species of the prehistoric flying reptile which lived alongside the dinosaurs.Kevin Peterson, who reportedly also works as a curator at the Kronosaurus Korner Museum in Richmond, Australia, first discovered bones of the reptile in 2021. Paleontologists announced on Wednesday that the bones found in central Queensland were from a previously unknown species of pterosaur, a giant winged reptile that lived 100 million years ago.Mr Petersen, who has a deep interest in paleontology, found the bones while...

Avocado farmer’s discovery in Australian outback is new species of pterosaur, scientists say

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A crater in Siberia is expanding faster than anticipated due to climate change, scientists have discovered, saying it now poses problems for the surrounding habitat.  

The Batagaika slump, known as the “Gateway to Hell” and located in the freezing Yana Highlands, currently covers about 200 acres of land and can be seen in satellite images captured from space. 

The crater was first detected on images taken in 1991 and has been growing in both width and depth since that time as global warming causes permafrost (frozen soil sediment) to melt. 







Siberian tiger kills man who followed predator’s tracks after...

Siberia’s ‘Gateway to Hell’ is rapidly expanding in size, scientists discover

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YAKUTSK, Russia (Reuters) - In Russia's far northeastern Yakutia region, local scientists are performing an autopsy on a wolf frozen in permafrost for around 44,000 years, a find they said was the first of its kind.

Russian scientists conduct autopsy on 44,000-year-old permafrost wolf carcass

You’ve heard of the red planet, and we live on the blue planet, but it turns out there may be a diamond planet, too.Mercury already holds the titles of smallest and fastest planet in our solar system (hence why it was named after the Roman god of speed) but it may also be a glittering treasure trove.New modelling suggests that the celestial body, which is the closest planet to the Sun, may be harbouring a layer of diamond beneath its crust that is kilometres thick.The theory formed thanks to NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft, which spent 11 years orbiting Mercury and mapping...

Mercury may be coated in a layer of diamonds ‘kilometres thick’

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Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

Two asteroids, including one large enough to end civilization, will hurtle past our planet this week.Researchers have given the 7,600 foot-long celestial object – the larger of the space rocks – the catchy name (415029) 2011 UL21. It’s nickname is Planet Killer: a title given to asteroids which are at least 6300-foot wide. It will fly past planet Earth at 58,000 miles per hour at approximately 4.14pm ET at a distance more than 17 times further away than the moon. Its size and proximity to the planet has seen Nasa brand it a “potentially hazardous asteroid”. Only those with a...

How to watch ‘planet killer’ asteroid big enough to ‘end civilization’ fly near Earth this week

"Finding even a single animal becomes a search for the proverbial 'needle in a haystack.'" A whale of a tale, indeed. On May 24, scientists were shocked and excited to spot a North Pacific right whale — one of the rarest whale species in the world — off the coast of Marin County, California.

Scientists astonished after sighting one of world's rarest whale species: 'We both knew immediately what it was'

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Hoards of giant viruses live in Arctic ice—and they may be protecting it

While giant viruses have been found in the ocean, this is the first time they've been seen on surface ice and snow with microalgae. Each spring,...

Hoards of giant viruses live in Arctic ice—and they may be protecting it

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