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Brunt Ice Shelf calves 600 square mile Iceberg

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Iceberg A81 ,   European Space Agency (ESA); Link Giant iceberg breaks away from Antarctic ice shelf [ European Space Agency (ESA) ; 25 January 2023] https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Giant_iceberg_breaks_away_from_Antarctic_ice_shelf Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves giant iceberg (Press Release, Natural Environment Research Council - British Antarctic Survey ; 23 January 2023) https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/brunt-ice-shelf-in-antarctica-calves-giant-iceberg/ Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica - 26 October 2022 ,   Pierre MARKUSE ; CC BY-SA 2.0 ,  Link

Self-Healing Properties of Ancient Roman Concrete

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Ancient Roman concrete could self-heal due to "hot-mixing" with quicklime (Jennifer OUELLETTE, Ars Technica ; January 6, 2023) https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/ancient-roman-concrete-could-self-heal-thanks-to-hot-mixing-with-quicklime/?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=392591ed02-briefing-dy-20230112&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-392591ed02-42022891 Selected Research Article: Hot-Mixing:  Mechanistic insights into the durability of ancient Roman concrete (SEYMOUR et al. , 2023) https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.add1602 Ruins of an Ancient Imperial Roman Palace in Milan, Italy.  Giovanni  DALL'ORTO ; Link

Answer to Water Scarcity in Arid Regions: Icebergs?

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Iceberg near Sunset - Coral Princess Antarctica , amanderson2 ; CC BY-SA 2.0 , Link Towing icebergs to arid regions to reduce water scarcity (CONDRON, 2023) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-26952-y Also... Icebergs as a Fresh Water Source: An Appraisal (WEEKS and CAMPBELL, 1973) https://erdc-library.erdc.dren.mil/jspui/bitstream/11681/5796/1/CRREL-Research-Report-200.pdf

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) Launch: April 2023 | ESA

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The Galelian Satellites (The Four Largest Moons of Jupiter), NASA ; Link JUICE - Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer [ European Space Agency (ESA) ] https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Juice Jupiter's Icy Moons , European Space Agency (ESA ); CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO , Link