The Siberian unicorn – long believed to have died out 350,000 years ago – was actually still alive as recently as 29,000 years ago, according to the analysis of a well-preserved skull found in the Pavlodar region of Kazakhstan. Unicorn enthusiasts will be disappointed to learn that the extinct creature – also known as Elasmotherium […]
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Two Melting Antarctic Glaciers Could Decide the Fate of Our Coastlines
Rapid collapse of Antarctic glaciers could flood coastal cities by the end of this century. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a1f4e7f0cb1f52c24d06716/master/pass/glacier-TAFA.jpg Feed: All Latest
The Melting Republican Opposition to Tax Cuts
The closer the Senate tax bill gets to a crucial up-or-down vote, the more Republicans are falling in line. On Tuesday morning, Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee was threatening to oppose the proposal in a key Budget Committee vote because it might explode the deficit. Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin was warning he could do […]
Wind Is Driving Rapid Melting in Antarctica’s Biggest Glacier
Research from East Antarctica’s Totten Glacier pins glacial melting on an unexpected aspect of climate change: wind. https://media.wired.com/photos/59f8c96d1313bf621bed0e43/master/pass/windglaciers-FA.jpg Feed: All Latest
It's So Hot In Arizona Right Now That Everything Is Literally Melting
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The Arctic seed vault had to deal with melting permafrost last winter
Enlarge (credit: Mari Tefre/Svalbard Globale frøhvelv) In Arctic Svalbard, there is a vault that might sound like a sci-fi plot device. Completed in 2008, the Global Seed Vault is a remote archive for safeguarding seeds for thousands of cop varieties. If anything dramatic should happen elsewhere around the world, we want these seeds to be there. […]
Melting sea ice may actually increase Arctic sea life – study
Published time: 31 Mar, 2017 19:09 A new study suggests that widespread melting Arctic ice may actually be benefitting life in the region. “When all the sea ice melts during the summer, algae and other organisms from melt ponds are released into the surrounding seawater,” Heidi Louise Sorensen, lead author of a study conducted by […]
Aussies ‘melting’ as record-breaking summer heatwave continues
A heat wave has struck eastern and central Australia in what is officially Sydney’s hottest summer on record, with temperatures soaring to 46 degrees Celsius (116F) in parts. The inferno is set to continue into next week before a brief respite. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed that in Sydney alone weather records have been […]
Flying Saucer UFO Revealed In Melting Antarctica Ice, According To Alien Hunters [Video]
One of the consequences of melting of polar ice caps due to ongoing climate change is the uncovering of ancient alien structures and technological artifacts that have been buried under ice sheets for thousands of years, according to UFO and alien enthusiasts. Recently, UFO hunters claimed to have spotted an alien flying saucer UFO parked […]