An aerial photo shows climbers scaling a rock wall covered with ice pillars during the Sandstone Ice Climbing Festival at Robinson Ice Park in Sandstone, Minnesota — KEREM YUCEL, AFP via Getty ...

A new study published in the journal Nature shows that glacier ice walls are vital for the climate, as they prevent rising ocean temperatures and melting glacier ice.

Propping up the ice The latest study says we could try to build support structures or even walls underneath the ice sheets to prevent them from breaking apart or being weakened by the influx of ...