Even as parts of West Antarctica are melting rapidly, the sea level is rising, and large ice packs remain stable for the time being. Scientists
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Ancient DNA reveals the disparate fate of Ice Age hunters in Europe
Ice sheets spread across much of northern Europe from about 25,000 to 19,000 years ago, making a huge expanse of land inevitable. That momentous event
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Water is funny. A new type of ice helps us understand why
Ice cubes float in water because they are less dense than liquid. But a new and discovered type of ice has a density almost equal
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The ark known in the Ice Age caves may have been ancient records
As far back as about 25,000 years ago, Ice Age hunters, though using record cards to share information about the behavior of their prey, found
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Avoid these 5 foods for a healthier 2023
If you want to lose weight this year, avoid low-quality “junk” foods. The 2022 State of Obesity Report found that 19 states now have obesity
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This is what happened in the Delaware-sized ice that broke off Antarctica
It was the gap looked ’round the world. In July 2017, after weeks of anticipation, a huge iceberg about the size of Delaware broke off
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Mars’ ‘buried lake’ is probably just a layer of ice and rock
“Follow the water” scientists have long been searching for life outside Earth. After all, the only known cradle of life in the cosmos is the
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‘Doomsday’ the ice, which the sea could raise several feet, ‘hold with its claws,’ say the scholars.
Thwaites Glacier, capable of elevating the level by several feet, is at its base under water that the planet tempers. In a study published Monday
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Satellite imagery shows the Antarctic ice sheet is collapsing faster than thought
LOS ANGELES, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Antarctica’s seamounts are melting icebergs faster than nature can replenish the rotten ice, doubling previous estimates of losses from
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Florida company recalls ice cream linked to Listeria outbreak, FDA says
A Florida company is recalling its ice cream amid an investigation into a listeria outbreak that has been blamed for the death of one person
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