The weak solar cycle and its consequences

The weak solar cycle and its consequences

At this year's Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union, held in San Francisco (December 9 – 13), several scientists made a presentation on weak Solar Cycle 24 and its consequences.

They agree that the current solar cycle is on track to be

Three-year observation of West Antarctic Ice Sheet loss by CryoSat

Three-year observation of West Antarctic Ice Sheet loss by CryoSat

Three years of measurements by ESA's "CryoSat" satellite show that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is estimated to be losing over 150 cubic kilometers of ice each year which is considerably more than when last surveyed.CryoSat observes Earth with a radar alti

Vast new freshwater sources discovered under the sea

Vast new freshwater sources discovered under the sea

A new study, published December 5 in the international scientific journal Nature, reveals that vast underwater offshore reserves of fresh and brackish water are a global phenomenon.

The discovery is providing new opportunities to stave off a looming global

Two massive lakes discovered underneath the Greenland Ice Sheet

Two massive lakes discovered underneath the Greenland Ice Sheet

According to recently published study, two massive subglacial lakes have been discovered 800 meters beneath surface of the melting Greenland Ice Sheet. Lakes discovered by researchers from the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) at the University of

German scientists discover bacteria that make ice, clouds and rain

German scientists discover bacteria that make ice, clouds and rain

Scientists have discovered that a humble species of bacteria may play a major role in producing planetary climates by "seeding" clouds with ice-producing proteins.

Scientists have known for decades that bacterial species such as Pseudomonas

Cometary collisions as source of life on Earth

Cometary collisions as source of life on Earth

Comets contain elements such as water, ammonia, methanol and carbon dioxide that could have supplied the raw materials, in which upon impact on early Earth would have yielded an abundant supply of energy to produce amino acids and jump start life.

In a research that