Antarctic research has long been hamstrung by reliance on one icebreaker and sporadic funding. That might be about to change
Australia’s Antarctic territory represents the largest sliver of the ice continent. For decades, Australian scientists have headed to one of our three bases – Mawson, Davis and Casey – as well as the ...
Global warming and mass extinctions: What we can learn from plants from the last ice age
Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species—according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out ...
While Luke’s wife was in labour, his horse tested positive for ice. No one knows why
Stewards are still investigating how trainer Luke Oliver’s mare, Justdoit, tested positive for methamphetamines. A staff ...
500-year-old Transylvanian diaries detail the peril of the Little Ice Age
The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that began during around 1300 CE and lasted until about 1850. Average ...
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Historical writings reveal how people weathered the Little Ice Age
Records from 500 years ago document floods, famine and death in 16th century Transylvania due to wild weather swings during the Little Ice Age.