Glaciers are melting rapidly, reducing ice and freshwater supplies, increasing sea levels, and threatening global water ...

As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.

The Power of Ice Cores Ice cores are like time capsules that hold the secrets of Earth's past climate. Scientists drill deep ...

The polar vortex’s icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison.

Arctic glaciers are leaking significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Glacial melt rivers and groundwater springs are transporting large volumes of methane from beneath the ice to the ...

Could the Fering Pioneer X, with a hybrid range of 4,350 miles non-stop, replace the British Army’s trusty Land Rover?

As global warming accelerates, the increasing number of supraglacial lakes and the need to accurately measure their depths ...

The Cycle of Ice Ages Ice ages don't just appear out of nowhere. They are part of a natural cycle that our planet has ...

Riddles relating to ice cores resolved Moreover, the ice quakes explain the origin of numerous fault planes between ice crystals in ice cores obtained from great depths. These fault planes are the ...

breaching the threshold set out in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming. “January 2025 is another surprising month, continuing the record temperatures observed throughout the last two ...

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