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Glaciers are slow-moving rivers of ice that are most found in Earth's polar regions, and that make up the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. For the science geek in everyone, Live Science breaks down the stories behind the most interesting news and photos on the Internet. Our mission is to empower and inspire our readers with the tools needed to understand the world and appreciate its..
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Greenland is losing so much ice it's getting taller The bedrock of Greenland is expanding upward as the land mass sheds ice ..read more
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5M ago
Mercury may have a 'potentially habitable' region below its surface, salty glaciers suggest Salty glaciers discovered in craters near Mercury's north pole may have the right conditions for extreme forms of life, new research suggests ..read more
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Lava outburst 3 times the size of Texas may have triggered Snowball Earth 717 million years ago Massive eruptions 719 million years ago in what is now Canada may have sucked enough CO2 from the atmosphere to freeze Earth over 2 million years later ..read more
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11M ago
Why did the last ice age end? What caused the last ice age to end around 10,000 years ago ..read more
Live Science » Glaciers
1y ago
Europe's glaciers and ice patches are an enormous deep freezer for artifacts. Here is a countdown of 25 of the most fascinating objects revealed by Europe's melting ice ..read more
Live Science » Glaciers
1y ago
The melting of Earth's polar ice is warping the planet's crust. Here's how that's linked to climate change ..read more
Live Science » Glaciers
1y ago
A new study into a cold patch of the Arctic, known as the "Blue Blob," has shown that it is slowing the rate Iceland's glaciers are melting, but only for a few more decades ..read more
Live Science » Glaciers
1y ago
A new study of the mummified body of Ötzi the Iceman questions the prevailing story of his death in the high Alps more than 5,000 years ago ..read more
Live Science » Glaciers
1y ago
A large number of scientific discoveries emerged from Earth's most southerly continent this year. Here are some of our favorites ..read more
Live Science » Glaciers
1y ago
Antarctica's sea ice recently shrank to its lowest extent since satellite records began more than 40 years ago ..read more