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Pink 'watermelon snow' threatens major Italian glacier
By Rafi Letzter published
The high Presena glacier has turned pink in a major bloom of dangerous, ice-melting algae.
Viking 'treasure' of rare artifacts revealed on a long-lost mountain trail
By Mindy Weisberger published
Melting ice revealed a long-lost trail in Norway that was strewn with objects dating to the Viking Age.
See record-high temperatures strip Antarctica of huge amounts of ice
By Brandon Specktor published
Antarctica saw two record-high temperatures set between Feb. 6 and Feb.9, and that took a huge toll on the continent's ice, as seen in NASA images.
Russian explorers discovered Antarctica 200 years ago. What we've learned about Earth's coldest continent.
By Dan Morgan published
Two centuries after it was first sighted by Russian explorers, Antarctica is a key site for studying the future of Earth's climate – and for global scientific cooperation.
Ancient never-before-seen viruses discovered locked up in Tibetan glacier
By Laura Geggel published
A new technique for studying ancient microbes in glaciers has led to the discovery of previously unknown viruses.
Scientists Are Racing to Figure Out Why This Giant Glacier in Antarctica Is Melting So Fast
By Tom Metcalfe published
A robotic submarine is about to descend into a dark, water-filled cavern in Antarctica, to try to find out why one of the continent's largest glaciers is melting so fast.
The World's Thickest Mountain Glacier Is Finally Melting, and Climate Change Is 100% to Blame
By Brandon Specktor published
Taku glacier in Juneau, Alaska, is the world's thickest mountain glacier and was supposed to continue growing through the end of the century. Now, it's losing ground due to climate change.
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