Strong ocean tides could be driving the growth of huge fractures in Antarctica’s ice shelves, new research suggests.

Arctic winters are melting fast. Scientists in Svalbard report rain, thaw, and rising risks in what was once reliably frozen terrain.

Scientists have discovered ancient, river-carved landscapes beneath Antarctica's ice, revealing new insights into glacier movement and improving sea-level rise predictions.

Losses of land-based water could have profound implications for access to safe drinking water and the ability to grow food.

New findings from studying over two decades of satellite observations reveal that Earth's continents have experienced ...

A rapidly retreating glacier in the Russian Arctic has revealed an ancient whale graveyard.

Training schools focused on modeling solid Earth responses to ice mass changes offer lessons on how early-career scientists ...

For over two decades, satellites have quietly documented a major crisis unfolding beneath our feet: Earth's continents are ...

For much of the planet’s recent geological history, ice ages came and went every 41,000 years. Then, during a period ...

Researchers have developed a novel method to detect and study how ice forms in mixed-phase clouds, significantly boosting ...

The ice cores could offer clues about a period known as the Mid-Pleistocene Transition that has long puzzled scientists ...

As envisioned, cloud seeding in the rugged range on the Montana/Idaho border could boost snowpack and runoff for the beleaguered Big Hole River and other drought-stricken areas.