Every summer, the Presena glacier in northern Italy is protected from the sun with huge reflective tarps. A vast tarpaulin unravels, gathering speed as it bounces down the glacier over…
Even at their most effective – and draconian – containment strategies have only slowed the spread of the respiratory disease coronavirus. With the World Health Organization finally declaring a pandemic,…
The glacier of Antarctica are melting at unprecedented rates, and a giant canyon in the continent’s rocky underbelly could make matters much worse.The researchers found that, not only did Denman’s…
A massive hole has been discovered in the Antarctic’s so-called doomsday glacier suggesting it may be melting even faster than scientists have long feared. The massive Thwaites ridge would send…
The glaciers of Antarctica have a tremendous influence on the climate worldwide, as their melting contributes to considerable sea-level rises. But it’s hard to know the extent to which glaciers…
During an unprecedented scientific campaign on an Antarctic glacier notorious for contributions to sea-level, researchers took first-ever images at the glacier’s foundations on the ocean floor. The area is key…
Pakistan's agriculture sector plays a central role in the economy which relies on seasonal rainfall and melt water from glaciers. Summer heat waves in last ten years have induced glaciers…
Chemists have found a new use for the waste product of nuclear power transforming an unused stockpile into a versatile compound which could be used to create valuable commodity chemicals…