Ice

The Barents Sea is tied to low Arctic sea ice – NASA Science

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To the south of the thin, broken sea ice near Franz Josef Land lies the dark open sea, and a thin layer of cloud covers parts of the landscape.

At the top of the Earth, the Arctic Ocean’s sea ice cap expands and contracts with the seasons, typically reaching its largest annual extent in March. In 2026, this peak occurred on March 15 and reached an area of ​​14.29 million square kilometers, coinciding with the lowest maximum observed since satellite monitoring began in 1979. … Read more

Humans have been gambling since the Ice Age.

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The history of gambling goes back much further than anyone imagines. This new discovery dramatically changes the date of a key intellectual moment in the history of human culture: the realization that some events in the natural world are random and cannot be controlled by anyone. All games of chance, from Yahtzee to horse racing … Read more