Explorers who crossed the Greenland ice sheet this season reported encountering rivers of meltwater and unstable snowpack, ...

The changing landscape has far-reaching effects outside. Scientists discover powerful phenomenon causing entirely new islands to emerge — here's what's happening first appeared on The Cool Down.

Studies of historic ice sheets, such as Kelley and Jackson's, allow researchers to learn what caused them to collapse. Ice ...

A series of ocean currents in the Atlantic drive heat northward and control much of the world’s weather. Scientists believe the current — called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or ...

The UK should coordinate with European partners and local communities to prioritize environmental safeguards while pursuing ...

"Atmospheric rivers" are large-scale extreme weather systems that are making headlines more frequently. When viewed in satellite images, they appear just as described—like rivers in the sky. Though ...

Svalbard ice loss in 2024 accounted for 10% of the sea-level rise contribution from all glaciers in the world, a new study highlights.

Spending the night on the Greenland Ice Sheet, where the sun never sets and the ice never stops moving, is an adventure ...

Melting ice sheets in North America played a far greater role in driving global sea-level rise at the end of the last ice age ...

Buried deep in Greenland's ice sheet lies a puzzling chemical signature that has sparked intense scientific debate.

Georgia Tech researchers have developed a mathematical formula to predict the size of lakes that form on melting ice ...