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Newcastle fire-hit Henderson Hall's future still uncertain
BBC News· 5 days agoThe future of a fire-hit former university halls of residence remains uncertain more than a year...
Glaciers on Alaskan ice field melting at 'incredibly worrying' pace, study finds
ABC News via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoThe glaciers on a major Alaskan ice field are melting twice as fast than recorded over a decade ago,...
Major NSW highway closed after truck crashes down embankment
9news· 6 days agoThe Pacific Highway is closed southbound north of Newcastle after a semi-trailer truck crashed down...
Newcastle City Council software halts postal vote to China
BBC News· 5 days agoA voter has complained his postal ballot will not be counted because his local authority struggled...
Newcastle student feared sex attack from balaclava-clad man
BBC News· 6 days agoA student feared she was going to be sexually assaulted when a "cowardly" robber in a balaclava...
Melting of Alaska's Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s
The Chronicle-Journal· 5 days agoIt slowly shriveled from its peak size at the end of the Little Ice Age around 1850, but then that melt rate sped up about 10 years ago, according to a study in Tuesday's Nature Communications ...
Last season of excavation starts at Roman fort
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days ago"You could go on forever - you could have lifetimes here and you'd still be discovering things," said Newcastle University professor and project...
'My mum's cancer struggle got me into politics'
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoHe told the BBC his mother was diagnosed the day before he started a Master of Public Health degree at Newcastle University. He said witnessing her...
Alaska glaciers may hit irreversible melting point sooner than expected, study finds
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoIcefield in southeastern Alaska are melting at a faster rate than previously thought and may reach an irreversible tipping point sooner than expected, according to a study published on Tuesday ...
Glacier melt is accelerating in Alaska, study says. Dire news for rising seas?
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agos Newcastle University, said in a statement. Alaskan ice and sea-level rise Ice loss from glaciers...