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

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

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 ...

But it could still have a major influence on Iceland over the next several hundred years, especially if glaciers begin to disappear at an accelerating rate. "Ice sheets in Greenland and West ...

Climate change has accelerated the melting of glaciers, with the retreating ice releasing bodies of climbers ... He was reported missing in March 1967 after he fell into a crevasse while crossing ...

When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.” ...

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 ...