Huge expanses of ice are melting alarmingly fast, raising new concerns about "catastrophic consequences for humanity," a study published May 20 says. The study focuses on two masses of ice currently ...

These ancient cores may contain clues about an unexplained change in Earth’s glacial-interglacial cycles, and could shed light on how human-generated emissions will shape our planet’s future. reading ...

A new study reveals that melting Antarctic sea ice could release massive amounts of trapped carbon dioxide, potentially ...

The bold question-askers at What If examine how cities would change if all ice melted. NATO scrambles fighter jets as Russian ...

Konrad "Koni" Steffen was in his favorite place on Earth when he disappeared in August 2020. At 68, the pioneering scientist — who first sounded the alarm on how Greenland was raising sea levels ...

Ice generates electricity as a response to stress when it bends. Experiments with pure and saline ice found that with enough salt, that electrical charge becomes exponentially greater. Not only is all ...

Scientists have long known that Earth’s ice is melting. Antarctica has seen some of the biggest losses of ice on record in recent years, and even the coldest places on the planet haven’t been able ...

As the last Ice Age came to an end nearly 10,000 years ago, something unexpected happened deep beneath Earth’s surface. Large glaciers began to melt. The sea levels rose quickly—about 1 centimeter per ...

Rising temperatures of the world's oceans threaten to accelerate the melting and splintering of glaciers—thereby potentially increasing the number of icebergs and, with it, the need to better ...