The world’s largest carbon capture plant has opened in Iceland and its manufacturers say it will capture 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the air per year.

Antarctic ice sheet melting could increase sea levels by over five meters by the year 3000 if current warming trends continue.

WIRELESS NETWORK STORY: CALLING FOR HELP MAY SOON GET A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR THE ELDERLY. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HAVE DEVELOPED A NETWORK OF WIRELESS SENSORS THAT CAN DETECT A PERSON FALLING. THIS MONITORING...

Using a 200w induction heater to heat a bolt, then dropping it into liquid nitrogen. The liquid nitrogen starts leaking and science quickly devolves into shenanigans :)

This video explores the significance of Greenland's massive inland ice sheet and how it serves as a laboratory for studying the history of our planet. Scientists are studying the ice sheet to understand how quickly it's melting and how...

Investigating high temperature materials critical to everyday electronics



Renowned chemist, geochemist and materials scientist Alexandra Navrotsky has become a pioneer in her field over the last 50 years. She even has...

This video explains different chemical reactions used for extracting metals from their oxides. The video starts with the simple method of reduction with carbon for metals such as iron, where the metal oxide is reduced, and carbon is...

This live-action video program is about the word freezing. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word freezing through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...

Tighten your seat belt! This runway is made of ice. Welcome to Ruth Glacier, deep inside Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve. Some of the visitors are here for recreational activities, such as backcountry skiing, but this is no...

The Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf, which acts as a dam to slow the flow of ice off Antarctica into the ocean, has a series of fractures spanning almost the entire shelf that could break it up within five years.

This video provides a description of the element lead, including its properties, historical uses, and potential dangers.

Conservationists say about 70 percent of Presena Glacier’s snow is saved over the summer by using protective geotextile sheets.

With Earth’s recent record-breaking temperatures, the pace of sea level rise has accelerated. NASA scientists take us on a trip into their research right here on our home planet. Join us as we fly over Antarctic ice sheets and consult...

This animated geography video lesson is all about Moreno Glacier. Students will love this engaging and interactive video as they learn more about geographical wonders and landforms.

Pouring lava in my pool!

This video discusses the history of human fascination with Mars and the imaginative leaps made about the possibility of life on the planet. It also touches on current scientific exploration and search for potential landing spots for...

Scientists found that warm water is eating away the foundations under Antarctica’s so-called “Doomsday Glacier” at an alarm

Mark Hillringhouse is a published poet, essayist, and photographer whose works have been widely exhibited in area galleries. His photo-essay on the Passaic River was published in the American Poetry Review and his photography and...

A new study shows detailed 3D images of hundreds of channels carved into the bedrock under the North Sea.

A ‘massive melting event’ has affected Greenland’s ice sheet during a heat wave that has brought temperatures more than twice as hot as seasonal averages.

"Melting Ice, Rising Seas" is Episode 5 in the six-part series "Tides of Change", exploring amazing NASA ocean science to celebrate Earth Science Week 2009. Sea level rise is an indicator that our planet is warming. Much of the world's...

NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) mission uses ships and planes to measure how ocean temperatures affect Greenland's vast icy expanses. Jakobshavn Glacier, known in Greenlandic as Sermeq Kujalle, on Greenland's...

It explains permanent, temporary, reversible and irreversible changes.

Researchers from the University of Alaska at Fairbanks (UAF) have identified tens of thousands of methane seeps in areas along the coast of Alaska and Greenland. Some experts believe the escape of large quantities of previously frozen...