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Japanese Researchers Appoint Seals To Collect Global Warming Data
Japanese researchers are training seals to survey under the thick ice sheet in Antarctica. To study global warming impacts, the researchers equipped seals with high-tech head-mounted measuring devices to gather observation data like water temperatures and salt levels, in areas with extremely harsh weather conditions. Notably, the data showed that the seals have covered a distance of 633km and a depth of 700m so far.
Tags: environment, Researchers, global warming, Seals, antartica
Courtesy: India Today
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Once World's Largest Iceberg 'A68' Melts Away At British Territory
World's largest iceberg, 'A68’ has melted into fragments at northeast British overseas territory. Weighing billions of tons, the iceberg was once a part of Larsen sea ice shelf until 2017. While the largest remaining piece was believed to be of around 3x2nautical-miles, the remaining fragments were not traced by US National Ice Center. Glaciologist Luckman said the loss of Antarctic ice occurred due to changes in ocean heat and circulation.… read-more
Tags: antartica, Polar region, cold, Iceberg, A68
Courtesy: The Independent
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Scientist Finds Evidences Related To Glasgow's Mystery Particle
Scientists have found evidence of predicted particles buried underneath the Antarctic ice sheet that confirms the validity of the Standard Model of Particle Physics. Found by the 'IceCube' detector, the finding surfaced the 'W-boson' particle that was predicted in 1960 by Physicist Sheldon Glasgow. Reportedly, the detectors placed under the IceCube observatory sends signals to Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Currently, the team eyes to… read-more
Tags: antartica, Glasgow, IceCube, W boson
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