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Bhutan’s glaciers and yak herds are shrinking
Anthropologist Ben Orlove reports from Bhutan. “Of the things that my colleagues and I hoped to see on our trek, only one was missing … ice.”
November 5, 2014
Collect call from E.T. Do you accept the charges?
Odds are there’s intelligent life out there somewhere among the stars. Why haven’t we heard from an alien civilization? One viewpoint, in this article. What do YOU think?
November 4, 2014
Hundreds of millions of South Asians at risk from glacier melt
Hundreds of millions of people in countries like India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh depend on the Hindu Kush Himalayan glaciers for food, energy and water.
October 20, 2014
A push for climbing reform after Sherpa deaths on Everest
In the wake of the deaths of 16 Nepalese guides on Mount Everest in April 2014, many groups push for reform of climbing expedition practices.
September 16, 2014
Craters have appeared on two glaciers in Iceland
The recent volcano eruptions in Iceland have created enormous circular depressions in two of the country’s glaciers.
September 9, 2014
Testing a space rover under Alaskan ice
Scientists test a device on an Alaska glacier that could be used to explore an icy moon of Jupiter.
August 26, 2014
A trip down Canada’s Iceberg Alley
It's been a banner year for iceberg sighting in Iceberg Alley, the area off northeastern Newfoundland where the Titanic struck an iceberg and went down in April, 1912.
August 22, 2014
The risk of an exploding glacier is heating up in Iceland
Icelandic Meteorology Office closely monitoring Bárðarbunga, a volcano more than 2,000 meters in elevation, located beneath the country’s largest glacier. Aviation code now back down to orange.
August 18, 2014
Discern a supermoon’s large size with the eye? An observer says yes
There's a supermoon this weekend, and many will tell you that you can't discern its extra large size with just your eye. Daniel Fischer in Königswinter, Germany says that's not true.
July 12, 2014
Who will live to be over 100?
Centenarians like world's oldest person Misao Okawa, who is 116 on March 5, epitomize our fears about growing old, says aging researcher Avi Roy
March 5, 2014
