Falling masses of heavy ice pose catastrophic dangers to any residents living in their path — loss of lives, of homes, and ...

Svalbard’s vast glaciers flow endlessly toward the Arctic Ocean, carving the land, shaping the climate, and defining the ...

Columbia Crest, the large glacier that caps Mount Rainier, has dropped about 20 feet, exposing rock that is now, technically, ...

Researchers bundled in down jackets toiled around the clock in these snowy tunnels as a massive drill rig churned downward to ...

Fast-moving ocean motions under the Antarctic ice act like storms and melt ice quickly. These forces could speed up sea-level ...

A new study led by scientists at the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Earth Observation Science offers the most ...

Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In ...

Melting glaciers across the Alps continue to reveal historic artifacts, missing remnants, and even human remains ...

Each April, a small crew of Glacier National Park workers plows through snowdrifts that can rise taller than a house along ...

Coloe Fossae was shaped by powerful tectonics, which stretched and cracked Mars's crust, causing chunks of ground to collapse ...

Researchers in Greenland used a 10-kilometer fiber-optic cable to track how iceberg calving stirs up warm seawater. The ...

A mismatch between eco-friendly government rhetoric and polluting actions on the ground is exacerbating Tajikistan’s climate change vulnerability.