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How to Travel to Antarctica: What You Need for Your Preparation

Going to Antarctica as a tourist is one of the most amazing experiences that you can have if you’re into exploring remote parts of the world. Antarctica is one of the last untouched wilderness areas on the planet, as the…

February 15, 2024 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Greenland is Losing So Much Ice That It Turns Green Once Again

We’ve been told before about the alarming rate at which Greenland allegedly loses water. According to a new report, it seems that the world’s largest island is getting its ice sheet replaced by vegetation because of global warming as USA…

February 13, 2024 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Scientists Discover a New Form of Ice

How ice forms is a story that’s as cool as the cubes in your drink. You see, when the temperature drops, water molecules start to slow down. And when they slow down enough, they begin to stick together, forming clusters…

February 3, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

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