The disappearance of glaciers is also creating opportunities for the multibillion-dollar mining industry. Like migrating salmon, mineral exploration companies are moving quickly into areas exposed by ...

A little-known ocean current surrounds Antarctica, shielding it from warm water farther north. But our new research published ...

The research by an international team of sea level and polar ice experts suggests that limiting warming to 2.7 degrees ...

With blankets, snow machines, and limited funding, a small team of scientists is testing a desperate plan to slow the collapse of one of China’s most vulnerable glaciers.

I have no idea what reality is… It’s not about the country you’re born in, it’s not your name, it’s not your nation—those are all constructions that shape a particular reading of ...

A new study shows climate change is melting glaciers and permafrost in the Mountain West. Researchers say this can trigger ...

Penguins could be playing a crucial role in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica when they go No. 2, according to new ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued an advisory Thursday that encourages outdoor ...

A paper in the journal Nature titled “Warming of +1.5 °C is too high for polar ice sheets,” shows the Paris Accord targets ...

If Earth stays at its current levels of warming — below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius — polar ice sheets may melt ...

The world's two gigantic ice sheets are in greater peril from global warming than previously thought, a study published May ...