All Items Tagged

“ice”

Apr 4, 2013 04:36 AM ET // Kieran Mulvaney
Melting ice around the Antarctic may paradoxically be preventing ice melt on the ocean surface. ->
Feb 8, 2013 08:58 AM ET // Kieran Mulvaney
Arctic nations need to prepare for years when extreme conditions lead to widespread polar bear malnutrition. ->
Feb 9, 2011 01:42 PM ET // John D. Cox
Sep 24, 2009 03:21 PM ET // Irene Klotz
If you think that a snowball's chance on Mars is roughly the same as one in the mythical netherworld, park your eyes on this: It's ice in the pit of a Martian crater. The pictures were taken by NASA's sharp-eyed Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which found highly pure, bright ice in five newly formed c...
Mar 3, 2011 02:04 PM ET // John D. Cox
Researchers have discovered that the Antarctic ice sheets grows not only from the top down, but also from the bottom up as water infiltrates the ice matrix and freezes solid.
Dec 23, 2010 01:16 PM ET // Kieran Mulvaney
Last week yielded what appeared to be good news for polar bears.This week, not so much.
Dec 30, 2011 11:34 AM ET // Tim Wall
The slippery physics of ice are lubricating avalanche falls.
Sep 22, 2010 02:01 PM ET // Jennifer Ouellette
Spectacular pillars of cold hydrogen and dust found in the Carina Nebula create a stunning photo.
+ Load More