Tag: NASA

• Thursday, April 7th 2011 - 21:16 UTC

  Antarctica unveils new mineral ‘wassonite’, found by NASA and co-researchers

  

  NASA and co-researchers from the United States, South Korea and Japan have found a new mineral named “Wassonite” in one of the most historically significant meteorites recovered in Antarctica in December 1969.

• Friday, April 1st 2011 - 01:42 UTC

  Amazon drought consequences still affect an area 3.5 times the size of Texas

  

  A new study has revealed widespread reductions in the greenness of Amazon forests caused by the last year's record-breaking drought.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2011 - 21:17 UTC

  Ice losses in both caskets and rising sea level faster than estimated

  

  Ice loss from Antarctica and Greenland has accelerated over the last 20 years, research shows, and will soon become the biggest driver of sea level rise. From satellite data and climate models, scientists calculate that the two polar ice sheets are losing enough ice to raise sea levels by 1.3mm each year.