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Researchers have detected 85 previously unknown lakes underneath Antarctic glaciers, a development they fear could lead to more ice slipping into the ocean and causing global sea levels to rise even more quickly. What’s happening? These lakes lie many miles below the ice that surrounds the South Pole, Live Science reported. This discovery increases the amount of known subglacial lakes …

IN A NUTSHELL 🛰️ Satellites like CryoSat-2 have revealed hidden subglacial lakes in Antarctica. These lakes are part of interconnected hydrological networks that affect glacier movements. Sudden drainage of lakes acts as a lubricant, accelerating glacier flow towards the ocean. The hidden lakes demand updated climate models to accurately predict sea level rise. Deep beneath the icy surface of Antarctica …

For the first time in human history, Calif.’s glaciers will soon disappear  SFGATE California’s Ancient Glaciers Are Melting Away for the First Time in Human History  KQED A surprising new fact just emerged about California’s glaciers  San Francisco Chronicle DAILY DIGEST, 10/2: Sierra Nevada’s glaciers will soon be gone; Kern County supports the Delta Conveyance Project; Governor Newsom signs SB 72; Would-be federal …

One of the buzziest technologies in modern science may be running right under your feet. Fiber optic cables bring you the internet as data-rich pulses of light, but they also detect signals from the surrounding environment: Researchers can analyze the light that’s scattered when a volcanic eruption or tsunami jostles the wiring. Known as distributed acoustic sensing, or DAS, the …

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 …