The study reporting Antarctica's recent ice mass gain is titled "Antarctic Ice Sheet Mass Gain Between 2021 and 2023: A Reversal After Two Decades of Loss", published in Science China Earth Sciences in May 2025.

Conducted by researchers from Tongji University in Shanghai, the study utilized satellite gravimetry data from NASA's GRACE and GRACE-FO missions to assess changes in the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) over more than two decades.

The findings indicate that between 2021 and 2023, the AIS experienced a net gain of approximately 108 gigatons per year, contrasting with the average annual loss of 142 gigatons from 2011 to 2020.

This gain was primarily attributed to increased precipitation, particularly in East Antarctica's Wilkes Land and Queen Mary Land regions, encompassing glacier basins such as Totten, Denman, Moscow University, and Vincennes Bay.

However, scientists caution that this reversal is likely temporary and does not signify a long-term trend, emphasizing the need for continued monitoring of Antarctic ice dynamics.

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Researchers at Duke University have identified ALDH4A1, a mitochondrial enzyme, as a powerful defender against cancer. This protein ensures healthy cells efficiently produce energy by facilitating pyruvate import into mitochondria.

But here’s where it gets interesting—many tumors suppress ALDH4A1, forcing cells into glycolysis, a low-efficiency energy pathway that cancer thrives on. By restoring ALDH4A1, scientists disrupted this process, slowing tumor growth without harming normal cells.

This breakthrough paves the way for treatments that fuel normal tissue while cutting off cancer’s power supply, making ALDH4A1 a promising target for future therapies.

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Japan’s Kansai International Airport, often mistaken as a floating airport, is actually built on a man-made island in Osaka Bay.

It opened in 1994 and cost around $20 billion to construct. The airport was a major engineering achievement, designed to solve land shortage and noise pollution issues near urban centers.

However, it was constructed on soft seabed clay, which has caused it to sink more than 12 meters since opening—double the amount engineers initially predicted.

The island continues to subside slowly, currently at a rate of around 4 to 6 centimeters per year, though the pace has been gradually slowing.

To combat the sinking, engineers have continually raised buildings and runways and installed advanced protective measures like seawalls and pumps.

With the added threat of sea-level rise due to climate change, experts warn that the airport could face severe flooding or even be at risk of submersion by 2056.

However, this projection depends on many variables, and Japan is actively implementing engineering solutions to extend the airport’s operational life.

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