Argentina’s Senate voted on Thursday on Javier Milei's bill that would allow governors — many pro-mining — to overrule federal protections on glaciers and their surrounds, known as periglacial areas.

Mining is banned on the frozen continent. But new research suggests that could change as ice melts and land and valuable minerals are exposed.

Pine Island Glacier, one of the fastest-shrinking glaciers in Antarctica, hastened its slide into the sea between 2017 and ...

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New research sheds light on what drives reddish water to emerge from underground to pour onto the Taylor Glacier.

Recent studies suggest glaciers may exist beneath debris surrounding Martian volcanoes, with Hecates Tholus showing evidence similar to Antarctic glacial formations, according to Universe Today.

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President Javier Milei wants Congress to relax groundbreaking glacier protection legislation to boost mining, but opponents ...

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is pushing for a public hearing after she and former President Clinton agreed to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as part ...