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Polar ice melt accelerates (+video)

The Earth's ice sheets are melting three times faster than they were two decades ago, 47 researchers say in a recently published study. The scientists fault human-created global warming for the dramatic increase in melting.
Are polar ice sheets shrinking? Report offers definitive answer at last.

Numerous studies in recent years have offered different – and sometimes conflicting – views about ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica. But a new report offers unprecedented scope.
Change Agent Len Stanmore mixes adventure with helping others

He's about to set a world record by climbing the highest peaks on seven continents and crossing the four most inhospitable deserts. But when he added a charitable aspect to his quest he made it even more meaningful.
Solar eclipse delights Queensland (+video)

Thousands flocked to Australian beaches to watch a solar eclipse as darkness descended for a couple of minutes early Wednesday morning. The solar eclipse was predicted to bring millions to the area's tourism industry.
Antarctic Ozone Hole 2nd Smallest in 20 Years

On the Earth's surface, ozone is a pollutant, but in the stratosphere, it reflects ultraviolet radiation back into space, protecting us from skin cancer-causing UV rays.
Scientists confident moon born of colossal Earth collision that vaporized Zinc

Researchers examined rocks collected by astronauts during NASA's Apollo lunar landing missions, as well as a meteorite that originated on the moon to make the find.
Martian black glass meteorite may reveal Red Planet's secrets

Within a Tissint meteorite, scientists found an abundance of black glass that they say may contain traces of Mars' surface, atmosphere and interior.
Chapter & Verse 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' author Maria Semple talks about her new book

Semple shares the moment that she knew she was onto something good with 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' and tells us what inspired a pivotal plot point.
Mars fragments and moon rocks on meteorite auction block

On Oct. 14 in Manhattan, fragments of Mars, the moon and asteroids that have fallen to Earth go up for sale, in what auction house Heritage Auctions is billing as the largest public meteorite auction ever held.
While Arctic melts, Antarctic ice hits record. Is warming debunked?

Antarctic ice expansion doesn't disprove warming, scientists say. Warming has long been expected to hit Arctic ice first.
Two of September's biggest novels

'Telegraph Avenue' by Michael Chabon and 'NW' by Zadie Smith are two of the hottest releases of the season.
As Antarctic ice streams speed up, major ice melt triggered inland

New simulation results may also add to forecasts about Antarctica's contribution to global sea levels, researchers pointed out.
Will NASA's Mars rover find signs of life? A Q&A with a Curiosity astrobiologist.

NASA's Danny Glavin is among those leading the search for amino acids and nucleobases on the surface of Mars.
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Greenpeace activists storm Russian oil platform

Sitting on the side of an oil platform in the Russian Arctic with enough supplies for several days the activists protest Gazprom's plans to drill in a fragile area, the group says.
Antarctica started warming 600 years ago, study finds

Centuries before fossil fuel emissions began warming the globe, Antarctica was heating up, indicates a new research published in Nature.
Antarctic Peninsula now almost as warm as 12,000 years ago

Rapid warming of the Antarctic Peninsula is bringing temperatures close to the warmth that followed the end of the last ice age, says lead researcher Richard Mulvaney, a paleoclimatologist with the British Antarctic Survey.
How summer thunderstorms could be punching new holes in the ozone layer (+video)

A study looking at conditions in the lower stratosphere, where the ozone layer resides, suggests a link between climate change and the amount of ultraviolet radiation reaching Earth's surface.
Storm clouds could destroy ozone layer, study suggests

A recent study suggests that highly reactive chlorine and bromine molecules ejected by cumulonimbus clouds are punching holes in the ozone layer over the United States.
Gigantic 'Grand Canyon' buried beneath Antarctic ice (+video)

A humongous rift located under West Antarctica that provides a channel for warm ocean water to creep toward the interior of the ice sheet could be accelerating ice loss, say scientists.
Humongous hidden Antarctic rift could be speeding ice melt, say scientists (+video)

A huge newly discovered rift, buried a mile beneath the ice in Antarctica, could be contributing to ice loss, according to researchers.
Landsat program marks 40 years of photographing Earth from space (+video)

The Landsat program, a network of seven Earth-facing satellites, turns 40 on Monday.
Could dumping iron in the oceans slow global warming?

Using iron fertilizer to create algae blooms could help our oceans absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, say researchers.
Google maps go off-road, in-doors, and to Antarctica

Google's Street View program heads to places where cars aren't welcome, such as Antarctica.
Saving Money Get out of town: the world's 10 best-reviewed hotels

The world's 10 best hotels according to Expedia range from a boutique in Slovakia to a chain in Nebraska. Only 4 of the world's 10 best hotels are in the US, in cities you might not expect.