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How Long Can Greenland's Ice Cap Survive?

If Greenland's ice melts, it will raise sea levels an apocalyptic amount. But Greenland has a lot of ice, and it's not all melting any time soon. Does that mean we can be complacent?READ»

An Antarctica Floe Chart Worthy Of Your Icy Stares

Using new satellite data, scientists have plotted exactly how the ice moves around the South Pole, shining new light on exactly how much water is going to flood into the ocean as the ice melts.READ»

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iFive: More Sony Hacks, Apple Store Refresh, Foxconn Explosion, Copyright Site Seizures, Time Warner Vs. Municipal Nets

Monday may be "a terrible way to spend one seventh of your life," as the saying goes, but at least you have the early news, elegantly served with our summary:READ»

Laser Spark Plugs: The Internal Combustion Engine's Last Bid For Relevance?

Fitting a gasoline-powered car engine with laser spark plugs sounds like sci-fi, but it may stave off the electric revolution a little while longer.READ»

Icebreakers Smash Frozen Arctic Ocean in Surprising Ways

Frozen ocean, big boats, powerful engines and deliberate, full-speed collisions, icebreakers are ships we tend not to think much about, but they're worth a longer look. They don't work how you think they might.NASA's just published a ...READ»

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ClimbClips.com - Video Community for Climbers

ClimbClips.com is a pet project of mine. It allows user up-loadable content including video and images. Climbclips reaches out to a niche audiance and fills a need on the web for climbing focused media. In a rapidly growing ...READ»