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 ...

Researchers found that land water loss exceeded Greenland's ice melt contribution to sea level rise in the early 2000s. The Washington Post explains how this massive soil moisture decline affects ...

Global warming is melting the polar caps and Greenland. Seas are rising rapidly, threatening flooding in the US, particularly along the East Coast. Major cities may become partially underwater.

This month, I will focus on what I believe is the most important driver of climate change away from human behaviour. Read ...

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

Icelandic artist, who also launched a permanent public art piece in the UK this week, took a block of ice from Greenland to ...

The planet's warming climate is having effects in Antarctica that increasingly resemble those observed in the Arctic, meaning ...

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

Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his ...

Freshwater underpins an astonishing $58 trillion in economic value. It is the lifeblood of agriculture, industry and daily ...

When Matthias Huss first visited Rhône Glacier in Switzerland 35 years ago, the ice was just a short walk from where his ...

Antarctica is experiencing similar climate change effects as Greenland, potentially accelerating global sea level rise, according to Danish researchers.