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A study published in Nature Geoscience raised many questions that we need to be aware of. The Earth's temperatures rise sharply in western Antarctica, twice faster than originally estimated. From 1958 until now, average temperatures have risen by 2.4 degrees Celsius. This phenomenon affects not only that region but the entire world, because the world's oceans will rise and many coastal villages are now under seriously threat. Forbes magazine writes that risks of something bad to happen in those areas are 2 times higher than researchers originally thought. David Bromwich, a researcher at  Ohio University, said that the western part of the ice face twice a warming than it was previously anticipated. In order to reach to these conclusions, the researchers made ​​a thorough study. They took data recorded by meteorologists at Byrd Station and filled the gaps using advanced mathematical and computer modeling. Using all these techniques, they managed to better estimate th...

Scientists have found new evidence that serve to elucidate a long-sought mystery: Which was the origin of life on Earth Research confirms that life on Earth is possible due to comets that bombarded our planet billions of years ago, storing essential ingredients for its appearance here. Jennifer G. Blank , research team coordinator, described experiments in the laboratory with powerful tools and computer models. Scientists have recreated the conditions inside comets at the moment when they hit Earth's atmosphere at a speed of about 30,000 mph and then crashed on the surface. The research is part of a broad scientific effort that has the goal to understand how amino acids and other ingredients necessary for life on our planet have appeared several billion years ago. Before then, Earth was a barren and desolated planet. Amino acids are the key ingredient of proteins, "brick" core of all life, from microbes to humans. The research shows that the key to life would hav...

Though most of us hope a large meteor will never hit earth, some may wonder what if it really does happen. Well, this CG animation shows just that and more. Continue reading to watch. Evidence shows that this has happened at least 6 times in Earths history. It can happen again!