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 ...

Over the past two decades, satellite-based planetary observations have recorded rapid mass loss of Patagonian glaciers, contributing approximately 0.07 mm per year to global sea-level rise. A study ...

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

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 ...

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

Is there gold in Greenland’s ice?Entrepreneurs are flocking to the Arctic island to harvest its most abundant resource in ...

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 ...