aci Watch: 'The Audacity to Dream' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:15:05 +0000 Debuted earlier this month at the International Space University, this short film invites a new generation to imagine and explore the universe's secrets. Full Article Space
aci Ocean of acid blamed for Earth's 'great dying' By www.livescience.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 19:54:55 +0000 Death by acid was the fate of the sea monsters that perished in Earth's biggest mass extinction, some 251 million years ago. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci This couple created and hiked a new 2,600-mile loop through the Pacific Northwest By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 16:27:42 +0000 The UP North Loop offers a unique but daunting tour through an array of wild landscapes. Full Article Travel
aci Illegal marijuana farms are poisoning Pacific fishers By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Jan 2016 14:03:00 +0000 A threatened species is on the brink of disappearing as pot farms on public land dish out poisoned baits for wildlife. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Obama's Pacific trip brings climate agreements and challenges By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:43:42 +0000 As the president leapfrogs from India to Indonesia to Seoul, he's making deals on green energy in the hopes of curbing climate change. Full Article Climate & Weather
aci The Golden Arrow resort in Lake Placid, N.Y., goes green By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:00:09 +0000 Read about all about the green happenin's at this resort hotel hugging Lake Placid's Mirror Lake. Full Article Travel
aci GM facility earns Energy Star certification By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:37:26 +0000 The General Motors Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant receives recognition for energy efficiency measures. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
aci Which cities are embracing the green revolution? [Infographic] By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 17:53:51 +0000 How do these global cities stack up in being green? Full Article Leaderboard
aci Voracious invasive worm could eat all the snails in Europe By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 22:42:19 +0000 No more escargot? An invasive worm known to have an insatiable appetite for snails is invading Europe. Full Article Animals
aci Mom starts Facebook page to collect birthday wishes for ostracized son By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 16:28:34 +0000 The boy who eats lunch alone in the school office everyday because no one will sit with him now has more than 1.2 million likes on his Facebook birthday page. Full Article Family Activities
aci These 10 cities are embracing 100% renewable energy By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 12:14:32 +0000 St. Louis, Orlando and Minneapolis are featured in a new Sierra Club report on the growing number of American cities rejecting fossil fuels. Full Article Healthy Spaces
aci 1 in 8 bird species are facing extinction, including some beloved ones By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 12:11:00 +0000 Many well-known bird species are in danger of going extinct, according to the State of the World’s Birds 2018 report. Full Article Animals
aci Ocean acidification may be fastest in 300 million years By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:28:17 +0000 The world's oceans are turning acidic even more rapidly than during a monster emission of planet-warming carbon 56 million years ago. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Kids get vocal about the interracial family Cheerios commercial By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:37:06 +0000 The commercial received so many negative comments on YouTube that the comments section was disabled. Full Article Healthy Eating
aci Cap and trade is facing obstacles across the country By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:09:05 +0000 Cap and trade may finally be finished in Washington, but it's been dying elsewhere for a while. Full Article Politics
aci Painting a mountain to save a glacier By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:54:24 +0000 World Bank backs desperate attempt to restore a glacier in Peru using nothing more than whitewash. Full Article Research & Innovations
aci Coast Guard works to locate WWII aviators entombed in glacier By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:49:58 +0000 Searchers attempt to find the flyers, who crashed in Greenland in 1942, before they disappear into the sea. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Gigantic iceberg may break off from Antarctic glacier By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:06:00 +0000 A huge, emerging crack has been discovered in one of Antarctica's glaciers, with a NASA plane mission providing the first-ever detailed airborne measurements of Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Disappearing glacier caught on film By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:58:45 +0000 In mere days this June, a glacial lake in the Himalayas lost the equivalent of 42 Olympic-size swimming pools of water and then slowly refilled. And for the fir Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Time-lapse video: Glacier melts in Patagonia By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:24:12 +0000 Scientists took 1,445 photos of Chile's Jorge Montt glacier between 2010 and 2011, creating a time-lapse video of its dramatic retreat. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Greenland's glaciers are on the move By www.livescience.com Published On :: Thu, 03 May 2012 19:11:26 +0000 Greenland's ice sheet is on the move, with new images showing its glaciers moving 30 percent faster than they were a decade ago. Greenland and Antarctica are ho Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Long-lost photos reveal true tale of Greenland's glaciers By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 30 May 2012 14:14:20 +0000 A set of 80-year-old photographs discovered in a basement archive reveals the remarkable sensitivity of Greenland's glaciers to climate change, according to a n Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Huge photo brings melting glacier to life By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:28:36 +0000 Austria's Pasterze Glacier is quickly disappearing, but thanks to this giant, super-zoomable photo, at least you can see it up close before it's gone. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Snow fills Antarctic glacier rift By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:06:12 +0000 The prominent rift that opened up last in year in Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier has widened and filled with snow, according to NASA. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Science lab operates inside Norwegian glacier By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:48:01 +0000 Nearly 700 feet (more than 200 meters) under the Svartisen glacier in northern Norway, researchers are huddled together underground. Full Article Research & Innovations
aci Andes glaciers vanishing rapidly, study finds By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:35:01 +0000 The glaciers of the Andes Mountains have retreated at an unprecedented rate in the past three decades. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Spectacular splintering of Perito Moreno glacier caught on film By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:09:16 +0000 A tourist was able to photograph the epic collapse of Patagonian ice bridge Perito Moreno into an icy lake below. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Big melt expected for Canadian Arctic glaciers By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:50:01 +0000 Scientists used computer models to predict how the glaciers would respond to future climate change, and the results were not reassuring. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Melting glaciers responsible for one-third of sea-level rise By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 16 May 2013 18:20:01 +0000 The world's glaciers lost 260 gigatons of water each year between 2003 and 2009, making them responsible for almost a third of sea-level rise. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Plants resurrected after 400 years under a glacier By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 28 May 2013 14:49:59 +0000 As global warming causes glaciers to retreat, long-dormant plants could be reborn. Full Article Climate & Weather
aci Ocean drilling expedition sets sail to probe glacier changes By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:10:05 +0000 Examining layers of offshore sediment can provide insight into the link between glaciers and climate change. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Iceberg size of Chicago breaks off Antarctica glacier By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 17:50:51 +0000 A massive iceberg, larger than the city of Chicago, broke off of Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier influenced by La Nina By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Jan 2014 15:09:47 +0000 Typically thought of as a tropical climate pattern, the influence of La Niña spreads as far as Antarctica. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Are West Antarctica's glaciers speeding toward collapse? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:20:11 +0000 Researchers who have analyzed satellite images of the icy region suggest that the glaciers' acceleration may be cause for concern. Full Article Climate & Weather
aci Belly-flopping icebergs could help track glaciers By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 05 May 2014 15:11:43 +0000 Icebergs that tumble into the ocean are the source of unusual "earthquakes" recorded at Alaskan glaciers. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Researchers map the world's glaciers (all 200,000 of them) By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 12 May 2014 11:59:58 +0000 The recently completed catalog will help researchers understand the effects of climate change and address water issues of local communities. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Hidden volcanoes melt Antarctic glaciers from below By www.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:03:09 +0000 Antarctica is a land of ice. But dive below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and you'll find fire as well, in the form of subglacial volcanoes. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Glacier caves: As fleeting as they are fascinating By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:00:00 +0000 These caves may be beautiful, but they are often unstable and dangerous to explore due to persistent glacial motion and melting. Full Article Travel
aci How Greenland got its glaciers By www.livescience.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 16:29:41 +0000 Greenland is famous for its massive glaciers, but the region was relatively free of ice until about 2.7 million years ago. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci It's that time of year when the Swiss wrap their famed glacier in blankets — and hope By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 18:11:45 +0000 Massive UV-resistant blankets are designed to slow down the melt. Full Article Climate & Weather
aci Why building walls to save glaciers isn't such a crazy idea By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 13:36:14 +0000 A study from the European Geosciences Union suggests that undersea barriers could limit sea level rise related to melting glaciers. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Dramatic videos capture the moment a massive iceberg breaks away from a glacier By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:50:24 +0000 Researchers in Greenland are studying how warming glaciers relate to sea level rise around the world. They had a front-row seat to the Helheim glacier calving. Full Article Climate & Weather
aci The bittersweet beauty of Greenland's melting glaciers By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 17:45:22 +0000 These aerial images highlight the devastating effect global warming has on the arctic. Full Article Climate & Weather
aci Experimental project to clean Pacific Ocean garbage patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2009 03:18:17 +0000 I've been covering the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the past year or so and just wrote about it here on MNN last week. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Scripps sails out to the Great Pacific Ocean Patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:22:17 +0000 Scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography traveled out to a spot of sea 1,000 miles from shore and were sad to find plastic everywhere. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Take a cruise to the North Pacific garbage patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:45:05 +0000 For a mere $10,000, you can book a seat on a 20-day working cruise to a giant patch of floating plastic trash. Full Article Travel
aci Fish ingesting plastic from Great Pacific Garbage Patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:28:41 +0000 A new study by two graduate students from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego found that a little over nine percent of the fish that swim ne Full Article Animals
aci Tsunami debris adds to Great Pacific Garbage Patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:09:34 +0000 The trash accumulating in the Pacific Ocean — scientists estimate there are 1.5 million tons of tsunami debris alone — is arriving on the West Coast. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci Tiny monsters haunt the Great Pacific Garbage Patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 29 May 2014 13:36:42 +0000 A single-celled, coral-killing creature with 'devil horns' has been found on microplastics in the open ocean. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
aci How we made the Great Pacific Garbage Patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 19:47:46 +0000 Angela Sun investigated several aspects of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in her documentary "Plastic Paradise." Full Article Arts & Culture