Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading ...

The tiny ice inhabitants darken the glacier's surface, which can accelerate its melting. Glaciers are massive bodies of white ...

It’s a breathtaking moment—standing at the foot of a glacier, feeling the chilly air, and listening to the distant creak of ...

The world is changing in ways that are both breathtaking and unsettling. Imagine hiking across a glacier, only to stumble ...

By systematically assessing data gathered by different methods, researchers refined estimates of global glacier melt and its ...

the glaciers were not substantially smaller than they are today. However, the much slower rate of relative sea level fall we measured implies that the dramatic ice loss we are now seeing is ...

Greenland's ice is melting, opening new sea routes and yielding easier access to prized natural resources, writes Fred Hewett. The island has become a bellwether of global disruption driven by climate ...

Unusual rocks on an Icelandic beach were dropped there by icebergs, adding to evidence that an unusually cool period preceded ...

In this episode, Salem ice climber Forrest "Frosty" Gill talks about the fun and challenge of ascending frozen waterfalls and ...