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Less ice, more seawater

By Stephen Ornes / December 20, 2012

Meltwater on the Greenland ice sheet carved this canyon.

Credit: Ian Joughin

Shrinking ice sheets contribute to rising sea levels, large-scale study confirms

Posted in Earth | Tagged Andrew Shepherd, Antarctica, Arctic, climate change, earth science, England, environmental science, getinvolved, glacier, global warming, Greenland, ice sheet, icebergs, Penn State University, satellites, sea level rise, snow, topstories, University of Leeds

A record Arctic melt

By Stephen Ornes / September 10, 2012

Arctic sea ice forms in the ocean, unlike glaciers and icebergs that form from land-based freshwater.

Credit: Andy Mahoney, National Snow and Ice Data Center

Satellites show summer 2012 sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean shrunk to a record low

Posted in Weather & Climate | Tagged Arctic ocean, Arctic sea ice, Arctic sea ice minimum, climate, climate change, environmental science, getinvolved, glacier, global warming, iceberg, Mark Serreze, National Snow and Ice Data Center, NSIDC, satellites, sea ice, temperature, Walt Meier

Python-palooza!

By Janet Raloff / August 22, 2012

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Monster-sized Burmese python bearing record-number of eggs retrieved in the Florida Everglades

Posted in Animals | Tagged accelerometer, adaptations, Burmese python, Davidson College, DNA, ecology, environmental science, Everglades, feature, Florida Keys, Florida Museum of Natural History, giant snakes, GPS, Kenneth Krysko, Kristen Hart, mercury, Michael Dorcas, national park, P-52, P51, radio tracking, salt water, Skip Snow, topstories, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS

Planting seeds for better plastic

By Emily Sohn / February 9, 2011

Scientists are working to put the bio in plastics

Posted in Environment & Pollution | Tagged Biodegradable, biodegradable bags, bioplastic, composting, David Stanton, debris, Eco-Cycle, environmental science, Eric Lombardi, garbage, getinvolved, Hed: Planting seeds for better plastic, lactic acid, landfills, Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World, Mark Frauenfelder, Michigan State University, NatureWorks, PLA, plastic, polylactic acid, Ramani Narayan, recyclable plastic, recycling, sustainability