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DesScorp writes "A story from UK's Guardian reports on a study of ice levels from the Himalayas area, and finds that no significant melting has occurred, despite earlier predictions of losses of up to 50 billion tons of ice. 'The very unexpected result was the negligible mass loss from high mountain Asia, which is not significantly different from zero,' said Professor Jonathan Bamber, who also warns that 8 years simply isn't enough time to draw conclusions. 'It is awfully dangerous to take an eight-year record and predict even the next eight years, let alone the next century,' he said." Readers have sent in a few other stories today relating to melting (or persisting) ice around the globe; read on for more.

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French researchers from the University of Rein have discovered that the shape of the glass may affect our experience of drinking champagne.

Efter ett möte i Vita huset berömmer USA:s president Obama Italiens premiärminister Monti och säger sig ha stort förtroende för Italiens nya ledarskap.

Minst 30 människor har i östra Indien avlidit efter att ha druckit giftig hembränd sprit.

Källa till SvD: ”Tjänstemän talar om upp till ett år”.

Två yngre män på skoter gick i kväll genom isen och hamnade i vattnet nära Rönnöfors nordväst om Östersund i Jämtland.

gotfork writes "Quoting The Guardian: 'A pro-Kremlin group runs a network of internet trolls, seeks to buy flattering coverage of Vladimir Putin and hatches plans to discredit opposition activists and media, according to private emails allegedly hacked by a group calling itself the Russian arm of Anonymous.' While a similar program has operated in China for a long time, and some commentators have suggested that a similar program exists in Russia, this is the first confirmation."

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The first 'moving' images of the Northern lights, or Aurora Borealis, as seen from Space have been released by NASA, after they harnessed a new time-lapse photographic technique.

Det är högsäsong för låtsasskandaler

Två yngre män på skoter gick genom isen och hamnade i vattnet i Landögssjön nordväst om Östersund i Jämtland i kväll.

Timothy Lord is exactly the kind of person for whom the SCOTTEVEST Ultimate Hoodie Microfleece was designed; He's on the go all the time, needs to travel light, and wants to carry lots of stuff on his person to avoid checking luggage when he's flying. Yes, we know; before long half the people waiting to board airliners will be bulked out to double their normal width. Meanwhile, Timothy managed to jam an amazing amount of stuff into his new hoodie. Or jacket, as he prefers to call it.