http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A giant iceberg twice the length of Beijing's "Bird's Nest" Stadium has been spotted floating off Australia and could be headed for New Zealand, scientists said on Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news177225796.html Space & Earth Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:40:04 EST news177225796 (PhysOrg.com) -- Northern Illinois University geologists are helping to lead a multi-million-dollar, five-year investigation of melting near the base of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) using a 24-foot-long robotic submarine that will be lowered through more than a half mile of ice into ocean water. http://www.physorg.com/news173979686.html Space & Earth Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:10:24 EST news173979686 (PhysOrg.com) -- Satellite images show that icebergs have begun to calve from the northern front of the Wilkins Ice Shelf - indicating that the huge shelf has become unstable. This follows the collapse three weeks ago of the ice bridge that had previously linked the Antarctic mainland to Charcot Island. http://www.physorg.com/news160141181.html Space & Earth Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:41:09 EST news160141181 (PhysOrg.com) -- An ice bridge connecting the Wilkins Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula to Charcot Island has disintegrated. The event continues a series of breakups that began in March 2008 on the ice shelf, and highlights the effect that climate change is having on the region. http://www.physorg.com/news158428139.html Space & Earth Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:50:14 EST news158428139 (PhysOrg.com) -- The Wilkins Ice Shelf is at risk of partly breaking away from the Antarctic Peninsula as the ice bridge that connects it to Charcot and Latady Islands looks set to collapse. The beginning of what appears to be the demise of the ice bridge began this week when new rifts forming along its centre axis resulted in a large block of ice breaking away. http://www.physorg.com/news157977134.html Space & Earth Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:33:19 EST news157977134 In light of recent developments that threaten to lead to the break-up of the Wilkins Ice Shelf, ESA is making daily satellite images of the ice shelf available to the public via the 'Webcam' from Space web page in order to monitor the developments as they occur. http://www.physorg.com/news148314897.html Space & Earth Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:34:57 EST news148314897 (PhysOrg.com) -- New rifts have developed on the Wilkins Ice Shelf that could lead to the opening of the ice bridge that has been preventing the ice shelf from disintegrating and breaking away from the Antarctic Peninsula. http://www.physorg.com/news147094723.html Space & Earth Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:38:43 EST news147094723 The Wilkins Ice Shelf is experiencing further disintegration that is threatening the collapse of the ice bridge connecting the shelf to Charcot Island. Since the connection to the island in the image centre helps to stabilise the ice shelf, it is likely the break-up of the bridge will put the remainder of the ice shelf at risk. http://www.physorg.com/news134908534.html Space & Earth Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:35:34 EST news134908534