Latest Last glacial period Stories

ESA -- Until now satellites have not been able to monitor melting of ice at the very point where it is most significant: at the ice edge. CryoSat's ability to do just that thrills scientists working in the field. "CryoSat will pave the way for a better understanding of what happens to the ice at the exact point where things are the most interesting: at the ice edge where the majority of the melting takes place," says Danish glaciologist Carl Egede Bøggild. Part of the...