Journey to the Thawing Edge of Climate Change

In this Science Quickly news roundup, we look at the Food and Drug Administration’s surprising change of heart on reviewing Moderna’s mRNA flu shot, a promising new inhaled vaccine that could fight multiple respiratory bugs at once and fresh research that ties air pollution to hi ...  Show more

Many of the events in the Winter Olympics involve some sort of sliding or slipping on ice—in a skillful, controlled way. Those moves often seem effortless, but the physics behind what makes them possible is messy. For centuries, scientists have been trying to figure out why ice i ...  Show more

Has the loss from Greenland’s vast ice sheet reached a tipping point? According to glaciologist Michalea King, the rate at which its ice flows into the sea stepped up about 15 years ago. The process of glacial retreat is outpacing the accumulation snow and ice in Greenland’s inte ...  Show more

Rediffusion Contrairement à ce que l'on pourrait penser, l'Antarctique n'est pas entièrement recouvert par la glace. En effet, de larges trous s'y forment, que les scientifiques nomment des "polynies".Il s'agit d'espaces d'eaux libres, cernés par la glace. Ils jouent un rôle esse ...  Show more

Ice the size of Greenland is missing from Antarctica because of climate change. 

Record-breaking global temperatures are accelerating Greenland ice melt at an alarming rate. Professor of glaciology Alun Hubbard has witnessed the melt first hand. He tells us how the ice sheet is being destabilised and what this could mean on a human level. Also, how safe are J ...  Show more