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No climbing required: The best views in the world are easy to reach
The sort of views you can only drink in when standing atop a soaring peak are no longer the exclusive purview of mountaineers ...
Huge ice falls at glacier in Argentina stir awe and concern
STORY: A deep rumble… and then a crash.For years, visitors have watched in awe as blocks of ice - some the size of a 20-story ...
Huge ice falls at Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier stir awe and concern
The deep cracking sound bursting from within the ice signals the dramatic fall about to happen. Seconds later, a block of ice ...
Ten of the world’s best views you can see without breaking a sweat
Leave the crampons at home. The sort of views you can only drink in when standing atop a soaring peak are no longer the ...
Glacier Speeds Up by 87% in a Shocking Case of “Ice Piracy”
The researchers found that, on average, the glaciers in the Pope-Smith-Kohler region have sped up by 51% since 2005. However, hidden within this average are some big differences. Four glaciers sped up ...
Sea expedition helps unravel why mercury levels are so high in the Arctic
Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element found across the globe, yet it becomes highly toxic as it accumulates up the ...
First machine learning model developed to calculate the volume of all glaciers on Earth
A team of researchers led by Niccolò Maffezzoli, "Marie Curie" fellow at Ca' Foscari University of Venice and the University of California, Irvine, and an associate member of the Institute of Polar ...