NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, United Kingdom — If you think it’s been unusually warm over the last few years, you haven’t been imaging it. The seven most severe years of polar ice sheet melting ever recorded have all taken place within the last decade, new research shows. Between 1992 and 2020, the ice sheets shed an astounding 7.6 …
HANOVER, N.H. — Greenland’s ice sheet is melting much faster than previously feared, according to new research. Researchers say the trend could contribute up to six times more to global sea level rise by the end of the century than current climate models predict. The study is based on an analysis of the Northeast Greenland …
CAMBRIDGE, England — Earth was nothing more than a giant ocean of lava 3.6 billion years ago, according to new research. The planet’s oldest rocks show that the planet’s magma sea was hundreds of miles deep and stretched across Earth’s surface. The rocks also contain the earliest evidence of microbial life and plate tectonics. “There …
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Could sugary sweets actually be a healthy part of your diet? Believe it or not, it happens to be a fact for some people living in Greenland who carry a very special genetic variant. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen say up to three percent of Greenlanders are able to process sugar differently, …
POTSDAM, Germany — Depending on where you live, there’s a chance snow has become a rare sight in recent years. However, in places like Greenland many wouldn’t expect that to be a problem. Unfortunately, scientists say even this region in the Arctic Circle is seeing disturbing warning signs of climate change. A new study finds Greenland’s …