Ice-Proof Coating for Big Structures Relies on a ‘Beautiful Demonstration of Mechanics’
The spray-on coatings cause ice to fall away from structures—regardless of their size—with just the force of a light breeze
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'Catastrophic' Breeding Failure at One of World's Largest Emperor Penguin Colonies
Until recently, the Halley Bay colony was the second largest in the world
The Oldest Ice on Earth May Be Able to Solve Puzzle of the Planet’s Climate History
A European research consortium wants to drill a 1.5-million-year-old ice core in Antarctica
Surface Lakes Cause Antarctic Ice Shelves to ‘Flex’
The filling and draining of meltwater lakes has been found to cause a floating Antarctic ice shelf to flex, potentially threatening its stability
Breakthrough Reported in Ice-Repelling Materials
The work has implications for aircraft, power transmission lines, and more
New Technique More Accurately Reflects Ponds on Arctic Sea Ice
Study by UChicago researchers could improve climate forecasts and understanding
Researchers Find Landscape Ridges May Hold Clues about Ice Age and Climate Change
A high-resolution laser helped to unveil scientific clues that were lying in plain sight and yet remarkably went unnoticed until now
North American Ice Sheet Decay Changed Antarctic Climate
Overall, the study highlights that changes in the Earth's climate system can be linked across vast distances
Researchers Capture Oldest Ice Core Ever Drilled Outside the Polar Regions
The 1,000+ feet of ice may contain more than half a million years of climate history
Sea-Level Rise Projections Made Hazy by Antarctic Instability
Scientists should have a much better understanding in a few decades how high the sea level could rise, Rutgers-led study says