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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Photo Credit: Getty Getty Royalty Free It's easy to forget about Antarctica's problems. After all, most people will never visit there, and the other continents are home to many more problems than can be feasibly lessened or fixed. In this connected world, however, what might seem like a problem that's restricted to a frozen, isolated part of the globe is bound to spread. A recent report , which constitutes the longest-ever assessment of remaining Antarctic ice mass, revealed the depth of the Antarctica's mass loss problem. According to the study, which was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), between 1979 and 2017, the continent's yearly ice mass loss increased sixfold. Here are the numbers: From 1979 to 1990, on average, approximately 40 gigatons (or 40 billion tons) worth of ice mass were lost each year. By the final time period (2009 to 2017) discussed in the study, the … [Read more...] about How Much Has Antarctica’s Ice Mass Loss Increased Since 1979?

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Ice volcanoes – or cryovolcanoes – are in the news again. Recently, a mysterious pyramid on the dwarf planet Ceres was found to actually be one of these chilly, violent peaks. What really baffled researchers, however, was that it appeared to be alone, the only volcano of its kind on Ceres. As it turns out, the others may have “deflated” and flattened out over time as the mechanical structure of the mountains slowly weakened . The idea of melting ice volcanoes is trippy enough, but I suspect that most people don’t know what a cryovolcano really is in the first place. Fear not, dear readers – I have come to your intellectual assistance. Cryovolcanic activity on Saturn's moon Enceladus. (Credit: NASA) Volcanoes require a few things to work: a pressure difference between the subsurface and the surface or a similar difference in temperature. Either creates a difference in densities, and the universe runs on … [Read more...] about This Is The Wonderfully Weird Science Behind Ice Volcanoes

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin You’re certainly spoiled for choice when it comes to choosing where to eat in Paris , so you can imagine how difficult it is for me, a local for the last 11 years, to answer the unavoidable question from friends and family about the best new restaurants to try. Well, without further ado, for those of you who are wondering where to eat in Paris right now, here are 11 places that have opened or have welcomed new chefs in the last few months , each with its own spark, and where you can’t go wrong. Beefbar Paris - a historic restaurant near the Champs Elysées The Beefbar' restaurant's Art Nouveau interiors in Paris near the Champs Elysées. Beefbar Paris It’s sleek, it’s got the historic Parisian pazzazz (a jaw-dropping Art Nouveau glass ceiling inherited from its 1898 Fermette Marboeuf restaurant days), and if you're a meat fan, then it won’t let you down. In true Beefbar fashion (and those who … [Read more...] about Where to Eat in Paris: 11 Restaurants to Try Right Now

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin As with every winter, an onslaught of new restaurants have opened in the French capital, making it even harder to choose where to eat in Paris . So, to help you along, we've done the research for you by testing 20 of the most talked-about places in the city, in hope of making the process of picking a restaurant to eat in Paris on your next visit as smooth as possible. From design-forward hotspots serving up laid-back cuisine to the young chefs en route for the stars, we've got you covered. 1. Granite, A Former Chef At Anne-Sophie Pic's Who's Destined For The Stars Tucked out of sight just around the corner from the Louvre, the young crew at Granite are sure to nab themselves a few stars in the coming years for the stellar service, slick décor and magnificently crafted cuisine. Helmed by 28-year-old Tom Meyer, the young chef is no stranger to multi-Michelin-star excellence. Having created no less than an astounding 400 … [Read more...] about The 20 Restaurants To Try In Paris Right Now

Each morning for the past two weeks, I’ve taken out a tiny aluminum capsule from my freezer. Inside is a small, frozen puck of coffee, which I pop in a glass and pour a few tablespoons of boiling water over from my kettle. As a Bostonian, I’ll drink iced coffee in a tundra, so I add ice cubes, top off the glass with almond milk and water, and toss the capsule into the recycling bin. And that’s the beauty of Cometeer . advertisement advertisement The new-ish company sells K-cup size capsules of flash-frozen brewed coffee, that are stashed in your freezer and reconstituted with hot water. They can also chill in your fridge or counter (or carry-on, as the company emphasizes, the capsules are TSA-compliant) for up to 24-hours and be added to cold water (or ice cream for affogato) once it melts. The capsules don’t explode or go bad if left defrosted, but the brand says the 24-hour window is when the “full complexity” is at its peak freshness. Cometeer … [Read more...] about These frozen coffee pods are the future of barista-quality coffee at home

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Jurassic World is out and reviews are quite divided – some people consider it one of the better sequels, nothing new but entertaining. Other people, especially dinosaur-lovers, got almost mad about the various scientific inaccuraties and the outdated dinosaur-reconstructions . [ Though Forbes' own paleontologist loved it . - Ed.] There's little doubt that the first movie – Jurassic Park – played an important role in how we re-imagined dinosaurs at the time. After Jurassic Park almost no children's book could dare to show dinosaurs as small-brained and cold-blooded  animals anymore. Reconstructing what extinct animals looked like, though, has never been an easy task. It's often been criticized, and depictions of prehistoric beasts often tell us more about human nature than natural history. Gallery: Ten Dinosaurs You Never Read About Growing Up 10 images View gallery The … [Read more...] about How Do We Know What Extinct Species Looked Like?

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin New Yorkers have never wanted for Italian specialties shops, but New Yorkers have never seen anything quite like the new Harry’s Table by Cipriani (hereafter HTC), outside of the stunning, long-lived PECK in Milan, and far more appealing than the touristy New York EATALY stores. In its breadth of space alone—28,000 square feet—HTC sets an unhurried pace, and, while sometime in the future it may be jammed, for the moment the eight-week-old market is a civilized pleasure to visit, shop in and eat at. HTC is located at ground level in the dwarfing, monolithic Two Waterline Square, near Lincoln Center, from which it currently draws most of its clientele. Since parking (outside of an expensive lot) is almost impossible, dropping by for those who do not live in the area will require you take a taxi or car service. The sprawling food market is the first by the Cipriani family, whose legendary history dates back to 1931, … [Read more...] about Harry’s Table By Cipriani Makes Market Shopping Chic On New York’s Upper West Side