In the quest to understand dark matter, scientists have now determined that the effective size of dark matter particles — how strong their interactions with regular matter are — must be smaller than we thought.
Deep Ocean Waters Are Trapping Vast Stores of Heat
<< Previous | Home >> A new study shows that much of the heat from global warming is reaching deep into the ocean By John Upton, Climate Central on January 19, 2016 A new generation of scientific instruments has begun scouring ocean depths for temperature data, and the evidence being pinged back via satellite warns …
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Sea ice hits record lows at both poles. What does it mean?
<<Previous | Next >> By Matt Rocheleau Globe Staff November 22, 2016 See original article here. The extent of sea ice surrounding the Arctic and Antarctic regions are both at record lows for this time of year — marking the first time scientists have simultaneously tracked record low ice levels around each of the planet’s …
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Ocean warming doubles in recent decades
<< Previous | Next >> Lawrence Livermore, NOAA and partner scientists quantify heat accumulating in global ocean Editor's note: The following web story was provided by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The original story can be found by clicking here on the Lawrence Livermore website. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists, working with National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
Climate change: How do we know?
<< Previous | Next >> See original article here. The Earth's climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last 650,000 years there have been seven cycles of glacial advance and retreat, with the abrupt end of the last ice age about 7,000 years ago marking the beginning of the modern climate era — and …
The oceans are warming so fast, they keep breaking scientists’ charts
<< Previous | Next >> NOAA once again has to rescale its ocean heat chart to capture 2014 ocean warming Wow, was this a bad year for those who deny the reality and the significance of human-induced climate change. Of course, there were the recent flurry of reports that 2014 surface temperatures had hit their …
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Journeys to the Center of the Earth
Our planet's core powers a magnetic field that shields us from a hostile cosmos. But how does it really work?
A NASA Spacecraft May Have Detected A Giant Wall At The Edge Of The Solar System
NASA‘s New Horizons spacecraft has helped scientists study a mysterious phenomenon at the edge of the Solar System, where particles from the Sun and interstellar space interact.
New Horizons Spacecraft Sees Possible Hydrogen Wall at the End of the Solar System
As it speeds away from the Sun, the New Horizons mission may be approaching a “wall.”
Antarctic Bottom Water Warming and Freshening
<< Previous | Next >> Abstract Freshening and warming of Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) between the 1980s and 2000s are quantified, assessing the relative contributions of water-mass changes and isotherm heave. The analysis uses highly accurate, full-depth, ship-based, conductivity–temperature–depth measurements taken along repeated oceanographic sections around the Southern Ocean. Fresher varieties of AABW are present …
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