Amid its colossal chunks of ice sheets, Antarctica harbors a land of fiery volcanism. Although the vast majority of these ...

Jacob Chalif is part of a three-month mission with COLDEX — the Center for Oldest Ice Exploration — searching to record the Earth's climate history through ancient ice.

Among the many things global warming will be melting this century—sea ice, land glaciers and tourist businesses in seaside ...

A new study reveals the Arctic Ocean could see its first ice-free day as early as 2027 due to rapid sea ice melt driven by ...

As the ice caps disappear, these creeks and rivers become more irregular, leading to longer and more intense droughts in the ...

The Arctic experienced its second-hottest year on record, according to a NOAA report. The Arctic tundra has become a source ...

Periods of sudden melting in the Antarctic ice sheet have been unearthed in a new climate record from over 20 million years ago by geoscientists led ...

The first summer on record that melts practically all of the Arctic’s sea ice, an ominous milestone for the planet, could ...

Austria and Italy's border was drawn in 1919, after the countries fought a high-altitude war. Mountain ridges define parts of ...

Wildfires and thawing permafrost are causing the region to release more carbon dioxide than its plants remove, probably for ...