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Until recently, Mars was studied only through telescopes and some data that was recorded from early spacecraft. It was thought that Mars’ polar regions were the only significant reservoirs of ice, mainly in the form of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice). The rest of Mars seemed too dry for frozen water to form, and there were no means to detect …

buradaki/Shutterstock Until recently, Mars was studied only through telescopes and some data that was recorded from early spacecraft. It was thought that Mars’ polar regions were the only significant reservoirs of ice, mainly in the form of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice). The rest of Mars seemed too dry for frozen water …

Glaciers Are Changing Earth Faster Than You Think  SciTechDaily Drivers of global glacial erosion rates  Nature Around 99 per cent of world’s glaciers erode between 0.02 and 2.68 mm per year: Study  Down To Earth Study Predicts Worldwide Glacier Erosion  Technology Networks The Complex Forces Shaping Landscapes Beneath Glaciers  Labroots Source link

Greenland’s ice sheet, one of the largest in the world, is retreating at an alarming rate, creating profound impacts on both the environment and the ocean ecosystems nearby. In a recent study published in Nature Communications: Earth & Environment (2025), scientists explored the mechanisms behind this change, focusing on how the glacial meltwater might influence the marine food web. The …

Martian glaciers are mostly pure ice across the Red Planet, suggesting they might potentially be useful resources for any explorers that might land there one day, a new study finds. For decades, scientists have often seen glaciers coated in dust on the slopes of the mountains of Mars. Previous research suggested these were either glaciers that were comprised mostly of …

Seen through an orbiter’s camera, the flanks of Martian volcanoes and crater walls often look as if thick syrup once oozed down them and then became crusted with rouge‑colored dust. For years, scientists believed those viscous tongues formed from piles of rocky rubble lightly cemented by ice. But analyses during the past two decades shifted that view, revealing that at …

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Karakoram mountain range, Kashmir region, central Asia [35.50982304, 76.99307626] What’s in the photo? Three striated glaciers merging into a single ice mass Who took the photo? An unnamed astronaut on board the International Space Station When was it taken? Aug. 15, 2023 This intriguing astronaut photo shows a trio of “anomalous” ice masses merging in …

Scientists are warning that glaciers melting due to global warming could trigger explosive — and potentially deadly — volcanic eruptions around the world. As detailed in a new study presented at the Goldschmidt international geochemistry conference this week and due to be peer-reviewed later this year, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison analyzed six volcanoes in southern Chile to study …

Scientists are warning that glaciers melting due to global warming could trigger explosive — and potentially deadly — volcanic eruptions around the world. As detailed in a new study presented at the Goldschmidt international geochemistry conference this week and due to be peer-reviewed later this year, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison analyzed six volcanoes in southern Chile to study …

The effects of climate change could awaken hundreds of volcanoes worldwide – which in turn could worsen the effects of climate change. According to recent models predicting changes in the magma beneath Patagonia’s glaciers, the retreat of ice has the power to shake subglacial volcanoes out of their slumber. The world isn’t at imminent risk of volcanic bombardment, but the …