One Glacier Is Actually Growing–and Perplexed Scientists Hope to Discover its Secrets

One Glacier Is Actually Growing–and Perplexed Scientists Hope to Discover its Secrets

The Vanch-Yakh Glacier in 1992 – credit CC 4.0. BY-SA Jaan Kunnap Over the decades, a glacier in Central Asia appears to have been growing when almost every other glacier on Earth has been shrinking. Now, a scientific expedition has recovered ice cores containing 30,000 years of frozen water in the hopes that somewhere inside … Read more

Endangered Whale That Turned up in Ireland, Shocking Scientists, Migrates to US Stunning More

Endangered Whale That Turned up in Ireland, Shocking Scientists, Migrates to US Stunning More

(left) the North Atlantic right whale when it was sighted in Ireland (right) and when it was sighted in Boston – credit, Naomi D’arcy (left) and Center for Coastal Studies, taken under NOAA permit 25740-03 (right) “But where else would one expect to find a right whale with Irish connections if not off Boston?” They … Read more