Some of the deepest parts of the Black Sea are still responding to the climate change demanded by the last ice age, scientists have discovered – a period that officially ended about 12,000 years ago. Analysis of gas hydrate deposits – in this case methane trapped by water molecules, in …
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It is difficult to imagine what the earth would have looked like in the years before life began. Geological investigators have now found more evidence that it was different than the planet we live on today. According to a new analysis of the features of the Earth’s crust over its …
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On Wednesday night, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of the Tasmanian coast of Australia, the explorers were aboard. Investigator Witness something surprising. At 9:21 pm local time, a bright green meteor appeared in the sky before Tasman crashed into the sea – it disappeared from view in a matter …
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Greenland is the largest island in the world and has the largest ice cap in the Northern Hemisphere. If that ice melts, the sea will rise more than 7 meters. But it’s not going to happen, is it? Well, not soon, but understanding how much of a sheet of ice …
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Johannesburg, South Africa – Called a huge ship RV Polarstern Ct 389 days trapped in the ice slowly flowing towards the Arctic. It was a scientific mission on an unprecedented scale, and participants say their findings should warn that people in every corner of the globe will pay the price …
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