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Glaciers That Rapidly Melt Set Free Huge Amounts of Unknown Bacteria

Perhaps it’s clear to everybody by now that fast-melting glaciers doing their thing is no winning ticket for the environment. But apart from raising the sea level, there’s another aspect that should concern us a lot. Scientists now warn about…

November 23, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

It Could Be Raining Diamonds on Some of the Galaxy’s Planets

If someone tells you that diamonds can fall from above just like raindrops, you will probably call him crazy. But perhaps we can all agree that the Universe is a pretty weird place. It’s teeming with threats, but at the…

September 4, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

There’s a New Form of Ice That We Need to Know About

Even if you haven’t been skipping the physics class, it’s good to know that there’s a new form of ice that was unveiled by scientists. Ice, in general, represents one of the three different states that water can be found…

March 21, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Water Ice Hotter Than the Sun Emerges – New Phase of Matter Discovered?

Perhaps not everybody knows that while exposed to extreme pressures, ice can become hotter than the Sun’s surface. Furthermore, the structure of the ice will even remain solid despite the huge temperatures. That is called superionic ice. IFLScience.com reveals these…

November 16, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Dwarf Planet Ceres Features an Icy Crust

Known as the largest asteroid from the main belt located between Mars and Jupiter, the cosmic object Ceres captured the attention of astronomers. Ceres was first observed over two centuries ago by Giusseppe Piazzi at the Palermo Astronomical Observatory. Meanwhile,…

August 14, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The Ice That Bends Without Breaking Becomes a Reality

We all think of ice as something firm and completely unbendable. But dictionaries from all around the world might need to be rewritten, as Chinese researchers are coming with a unique innovation by creating a piece of ice that bends…

July 12, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Martian Landslides May Be The Result Of Melting Ice And Salt Under The Crust

Mars appears like a vast frozen desert, but increasing amounts of evidence suggest that the planet is very much active in other ways. The NASA Insight mission helped scientists discover that the planet has seismic activity in the form of…

February 5, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

North Pole Summers Will Be Ice Free, Scientists Warn

The researchers are warning the government that by the end of 2050, the loss of summer sea ice is imminent at the North Pole. This is mainly caused by the carbon emissions which have already triggered the risks of the…

April 23, 2020 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Ice on Mercury Exists, Despite The Planet’s Infernal Temperatures

As unbelievable as is might sound, it is also true – Mercury produces ice. It wouldn’t be the first time that two true premises lead to a false conclusion. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. Where there is…

March 22, 2020 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Deadly Viruses Captured Underneath Ice Could Surface and Affect Humanity as the Glaciers Melt

The melting ice at the poles could release deadly viruses to the world, which have been kept in the frozen peaks of the ice structures for thousands of years, scientists claim. As the warming temperatures keep affecting the planet, specialists…

January 30, 2020 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0