'Ominous milestone for the planet': Arctic Ocean's 1st ice-free day could be just 3 years away, alarming study finds
A polar bear stands on floating sea ice in the Arctic. The bears rely on sea ice to move throughout their hunting grounds.
Arctic could see its first ice-free day before the end of the decade: Study
The planet’s northernmost ocean could experience its first day free of ice as early as 2027, a new study has found. While the three-year possibility remains extreme, the study authors determined that this first pivotal day could occur within nine to 20 years after 2023,
Scientists warn Arctic’s first ‘ice-free’ day could happen within 3 years
Scientists say the first summer on record that melts practically all of the Arctic’s sea ice may occur as early as 2027.
First Ice-Free Day in Arctic Ocean Could Arrive This Decade, Study Finds
The first ice-free day in the Arctic Ocean could arrive as soon as this decade, warns a new study. Climatologists from Colorado University (CU) Boulder and the University of Gothenburg have used computer models to investigate when the Arctic might experience its first ice-free day.
Alarming New Study Reveals Arctic Could Be Ice-Free Soon—Here’s What That Means for the Planet
Asthe Arctic warms at an unprecedented rate, scientists are bracing for an environmental milestone: the first ice-free day in the Arctic Ocean. New research shows that this event could occur as early as 2027 — a sobering prediction that highlights the rapidly escalating effects of climate change.
Massive Meltdown: Study Predicts Arctic Could Be Ice-Free By 2027
Douglas McIntyre, editor-in-chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports on a study predicting the Arctic could be nearly ice-free by the summer of 2027. The melting ice is expected to raise sea levels, threatening coastal areas such as Miami and New York City and endangering island nations worldwide.
Webb observations discover new planet in Kepler-51 'super-puff' system
An unusual planetary system with three known ultra-low density "super-puff" planets has at least one more planet, according ...
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NASA finds a hidden planet in the Kepler-51 system
Astronomers discover a fourth planet in Kepler-51, challenging planetary formation theories with new questions.
In the “Hot Neptune Desert,” a Rare Planet Offers Clues to Cosmic Mysteries
Researchers have discovered a Neptune-sized planet, TOI-3261 b, which orbits its star every 21 hours, placing it in the rare ...
Call to Earth Day 2024: Celebrating the planet and taking action to protect it
December 4 is the fourth annual Call to Earth Day, and young people across the world are taking part in a collective effort to improve the planet they’ll one day inherit.
I’m Just a Baby: Warped Disk Exposes Newborn Planet, One of the Youngest Ever Discovered
The youngster is less than 3 million years old, and raises questions about how planets form from the cosmos' dusty ether.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Fourth Planet in Kepler-51 System
The discovery of Kepler-51e sheds light on the unusual transit patterns of the system's existing super-puff planets.
How a Warped Disk Exposed a Hidden Baby Planet
A young exoplanet named IRAS 04125+2902 b, only 3 million years old and located in the Taurus Molecular Cloud, is revealed ...
Why Planet Labs Stock Dropped 3% This Morning
Planet Labs (NYSE: PL) stock slipped 3% through 9:50 a.m. ET Wednesday on what investors would ordinarily consider good news: another contract announcement. Planet revealed today that it has "expanded ...
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Hubble Telescope peeks at star with planet-forming disk that gets 3 times hotter than the sun
Scientists used the Hubble Space Telescope to observe a star with a planet-forming disk that gets to absolutely scorching ...