Japan's nuclear regulator on Monday provisionally approved a plan to construct an underground frozen wall at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to help deal with the rapid buildup of contaminated water at the site.
Australian researchers have found a six-fold increase in violent behavior among chronic users of the drug methamphetamine, commonly known as "ice", the Australian National University (ANU) reported on Wednesday.
An unusually ice storm hit the normally mild-to-hot city of Houston, Texas early this week, bringing chill-to-the-bone weather and forcing residents to deal with the ice-covered cars and roads and shut down the city government and schools.
A Chinese helicopter transferred all 52 passengers aboard a stranded Russian vessel to safe ice near an Australian rescue ship on Thursday, 10 days after the MV Akademik Shokalskiy became stuck in sea ice off Antarctica.
British researchers said Wednesday they have discovered two subglacial lakes 800 meters below the Greenland ice sheet. While nearly 400 lakes have been detected beneath the Antarctic ice sheets, these are the first to be identified in Greenland, according to researchers from the University of Cambridge, who used airborne radar measurements to reveal the lakes.
The 29th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival kicked off Saturday.More than 100 activities will be presented, categorized into 5 parts including tourism, arts, sports, economy and trade, and culture.
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