This week, a two-kilometer chunk of ice broke off the Ismoil Somoni Glacier in Tajikistan, roaring downstream for nearly ...

As ice continues to melt, more ancient artifacts are likely to surface after lying dormant for centuries. While there are valuable lessons to be learned from their emergence, they are also reminders ...

Scientists have uncovered how massive underwater waves triggered by iceberg calving secretly fuel glacier melt in Greenland. Iceberg calving takes place when large sections of ice detach from the ...

The cloudy, sediment-laden meltwater from glaciers is a key source of nutrients for ocean life, but a new study suggests that ...

When you think about the ramifications of the climate crisis in our polar regions, you’ll likely think about melting ice caps and the consequentially rising sea levels. You might even think of ...

It was a very early morning in August when an entire mountainside in Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord detached and slid into the deep ocean water beneath it.

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As glaciers retreat, their meltwater carries fewer nutrients that ocean life needs. This change could weaken marine ...

Whither the snows of yesteryear? -- Ice afloat: ice shelves, icebergs, and sea ice -- Impermanent permafrost -- Darkening mountains - disappearing glaciers -- The Greenland ice sheet -- Antarctica: ...

From North America to Europe and beyond, these breathtaking mountain ranges let you witness ancient glaciers up close, ...

Pink boulders led scientists to a massive granite formation buried under Antarctica’s ice, solving a decades-old geological ...

The arctic island is the largest land ice contributor to rising sea levels. Greenland is known as the largest contributor to rising sea levels but a new study explores how the island's glaciers could ...