The Western Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is the segment of the continental ice sheet that covers West Antarctica, the portion of Antarctica on the side of the Transantarctic Mountains that lies in the Western Hemisphere. The WAIS is classified as a marine-based ice sheet, meaning that its bed lies well below sea level and its edges flow into floating ice shelves. The WAIS is … [Read more...] about West Antarctic Ice Sheet
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Newly Hatched Golden Plovers Blend in Perfectly with Their Surroundings
Golden plovers are known for their striking appearance, with a spotted gold and black back and cap. But what’s truly remarkable about these birds is their incredible camouflage that blends in with their mossy nesting sites. These migratory birds breed in the Arctic tundra, where males build nests on the ground and females line them with grass, lichens, and moss. The … [Read more...] about Newly Hatched Golden Plovers Blend in Perfectly with Their Surroundings
Climate Change and the Giant Iceberg Off Greenland’s Shore
For a week, an iceberg as colossal as it is fragile held everyone in suspense. It arrived like a gargantuan beast that you hope won’t notice you, at the fishing village of Innaarsuit, Greenland, about five hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle. The iceberg posed a mortal threat to the village population of about a hundred and seventy people. Standing three hundred feet … [Read more...] about Climate Change and the Giant Iceberg Off Greenland’s Shore
Unicorns Lived Among Humans, Died Due To Climate Change: Australian Researchers
New research by Australian scientists shows that “unicorns” lived alongside humans and were only made extinct by climate change. The giant, shaggy Ice Age rhinoceros (Elasmotherium sibiricum), known as the Siberian unicorn because of its extraordinary large single horn, was thought to have become extinct some 200,000 years ago. That theory has been debunked by … [Read more...] about Unicorns Lived Among Humans, Died Due To Climate Change: Australian Researchers