June's heat wave has caused French Alps snow and glaciers to melt faster, causing water shortages at mountain shelters just ...

A mechanical issue during routine maintenance by an outside vendor resulted in the closure of the two ice sheets at Robert ...

Climate change is likely to have an explosive consequence: volcanic eruptions. Antarctic glaciers have been slowly melting as ...

Mountain communities are experiencing the devastating effects of accelerating glacial retreat, with rising temperatures ...

Scientists link Antarctic record sea ice loss to an unexplained spike in ocean salt levels, raising concerns about ocean stability.

The Storis, named using a Scandinavian word that means “great ice,” will be the first new icebreaker to join the polar fleet ...

Melting ice is causing changes to the shoreline, animal behavior and even leading to new archaeological discoveries as centuries-old artifacts are revealed for the first time. Take a look at some ...

Melt from the Earth’s ice sheets is already contributing to flooding throughout the U.S., and globally, and is expected to ...

A top climate scientist says we may have crossed a dangerous tipping point in Antarctica—and the long-term fallout could be ...

The rate of glacial melt is higher than ever as a result of our warming Earth, corresponding to the loss of glaciers in ...

Learn how glaciers melt and contribute to seas rising in this animated explainer from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...

Researchers measuring the salinity of the Southern Ocean did find unexpected results, but some online reports got the details ...