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The terrible flood cooled the earth
Oceanography

The terrible flood cooled the earth

Geologists say they have learned how a vast lake under the ice that once covered most of North America could draw to the sea, an event that has cooled the earth for hund…

December 17, 2018
One more year, the Arctic could run out of ice
Oceanography

One more year, the Arctic could run out of ice

The latest satellite images revealed by NASA have shown a dreadful decline in the number of permafrost - the thickest and oldest ice - in the Arctic. However, the agency…

December 17, 2018
Melting ice can harm walruses
Oceanography

Melting ice can harm walruses

Federal experts in Alaska on marine mammals in the study of the effects of global warming on walrus, polar bears and seals have warned that what they can do to protect t…

December 17, 2018
Strange sea creatures in Antarctica
Oceanography

Strange sea creatures in Antarctica

Scientists studying the icy waters of Antarctica say they have discovered mysterious creatures deep beneath the ice, including giant sea spiders and enormous worms. They…

December 17, 2018
A mollusk discovered in the Antarctic abyss
Oceanography

A mollusk discovered in the Antarctic abyss

Scientists have recently discovered Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) living and foraging at a depth of 3,000 meters in the waters of the Antarctic Peninsula. So far,…

December 17, 2018
2040 will no longer have ice in the Arctic?
Oceanography

2040 will no longer have ice in the Arctic?

The European Space Agency (ESA) said nearly 200 satellite images in September showed that the size of the Arctic iceberg along Canada, Alaska and Greenland has dropped t…

December 17, 2018
What is the bottom of the Antarctic sea?
Oceanography

What is the bottom of the Antarctic sea?

What is the bottom of the Antarctic sea? The melting of two giant ice blocks in this region has recently created the opportunity for thousands of years to discover a bot…

December 17, 2018
Ice mountains know how to sing!
Oceanography

Ice mountains know how to sing!

Scientists are examining the tremors of the Earth's crust in Antarctica believing they have found an ice mountain. This interesting discovery is published in today's iss…

December 17, 2018