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How loss of Arctic sea ice further fuels global warming

Formuchoftheyear,theArcticappearsasacrumpledwhitesheetoficeandsnowbeforegreatchunksbreakoffaroundtheedgesinspring,formingaseaoffloesthatgentlydanceacrossthefrig

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McDonald's swift to respond in China

ViralphotosandnewsreportsintheUnitedStatesallegedlyshowingamoldyicecreammakerataU.S.outletofMcDonald'sCorphavepromptedswiftactionfromthefast-foodgiantthousandso

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China's ice breaker Xuelong sets sail on Arctic rim expedition

China's ice breaker, the Xuelong, set sail on Thursday on the country's first circumnavigation of the Arctic rim, scientists have announced.

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China's ice breaker Xuelong sets sail on Arctic rim expedition

China'sicebreaker,theXuelong,setsailonThursdayonthecountry'sfirstcircumnavigationoftheArcticrim,scientistshaveannounced.ThevesseldepartedfromabaseinShanghaionTh

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Giant pandas are trying to beat the heat

Giant pandas are escaping the scorching summer heat by playing with ice in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

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Giant pandas are trying to beat the heat

GiantpandasareescapingthescorchingsummerheatbyplayingwithiceinsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince.RecentlytheprovincehasbeenreachingdogdaysorSanfuperiodofsummerwhic

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Arctic sea ice cover to be second-lowest recorded

Arctic sea ice cover is set to reach to the second-lowest extent since satellite observations began in 1979, according to scientists from Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

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What did ancient Chinese people eat in summer?

Onhotsummerdays,fewpeoplehaveagoodappetite.Icecreamandfruitsoundmorerefreshingthanabowlofhotnoodles.Inthepast,ancientChinesepeoplealsoenjoyed"icecream"andspecia

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China wraps up combustible ice mining trial, setting world records

ChinaonSundaycompleteda60-daytrialofmininggashydrates,commonlyknownascombustibleice,intheSouthChinaSea,markingbreakthroughsinhuman'ssearchforalternativecleanene

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Ice that can fire a national energy revolution

Many say methane hydrate, found under sediments on sea and ocean floors, is the energy of the future because it can generate 10 times more energy than coal and hardly causes any pollution when burned.

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Ice that can fire a national energy revolution

Manysaymethanehydrate,foundundersedimentsonseaandoceanfloors,istheenergyofthefuturebecauseitcangenerate10timesmoreenergythancoalandhardlycausesanypollutionwhenb

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Climate change creating new ice-free areas in Antarctica

Antarcticaisunderthreatofincreasedmeltingofitsicedepositsandclimatechangeistheculprit,accordingtonewresearchpublishedthisweekinthejournalNature.Ice-freeareasint

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Culture Insider: What did ancient Chinese people eat in summer?

On hot summer days, few people have a good appetite. Ice cream and fruit sound more refreshing than a bowl of hot noodles.

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New NASA study explores future missions to Uranus and Neptune

USspaceagencyNASAonTuesdayreleasedanewreport,IceGiantPre-DecadalStudyFinalReport,envisioningpotentialfuturemissionstothemysterious"icegiant"planetsUranusandNept

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China's mining of combustible ice beats expectations

China has extracted about 235,000 cubic meters of the combustible ice from the South China Sea, beating previous expectations for the mining operation.

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Unusual weather in Antarctica leads to rain and a Texas-sized melt

AnarealargerthanthestateofTexasinWestAntarcticameltedtoanunusualdegreelastyear,withpoolsofthemeltwaterremainingonthesurfaceforaslongas15days.That’strouble,since

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Crack in Antarctic ice shelf could create one of the biggest icebergs

ScientistssayacrackalongakeyfloatingiceshelfinAntarcticaindicatesthatavasticebergisclosetobreakingoff.Theprocess,knownascalving,happensperiodicallybutresearcher