the extent to which the glaziers are melting is surprising. did you guys discover anything new on your journey? >> to draw conclusions about the environmental situation in greenland is too early at this statement. but i was talking to the pilots, and they were saying that they actually see year after year visual differences in the ice sheet in greenland because it's changing so rapidly. that is quite scary, if you think about it. >> thank you shini for sharing your incredible interesting, beautiful adventure. i know the n.a.s.a. guys go to antarctica if the summer. >> absolutely, different planes, different technology, but the same mission. >> hopefully techknow can join them on that too. >> hopefully. >> join us next time. >> dive into these stories and go behind the scenes at aljazeera.com/techknow. follow our contributors on facebook, google+ and more. >>> this is al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey in new york with a look at the day's top stories >>> overwhelmed by emotion, parents of the kidnapped girls in nigeria learn how some were a