If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

An expedition earlier this year to the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan retrieved two ice cores from a glacier that seems to be ...

Researchers say that there isn't much time before deteriorating climate conditions and high atmospheric temperatures melt the ...

The problem is clear: the world’s glaciers are melting, causing sea levels to rise. As global temperatures soar due to the continued influx of greenhouse gases trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere, ...

For most of us, first-hand knowledge of Greenland is probably limited to flying over it en route to North America. It’s likely that you’ve heard more about it over the last few months than in the rest ...

A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s ...

The study shows that the Prudhoe Dome ice cap, located in northwest Greenland, completely melted around 7,000 years ago. This ...

Schleupner is a Roanoke native, physician and father of five children who will inherit this planet. Corbin Wellford’s letter from June 27 (“Itty-bitty ice caps can do all that?”) asks a valid question ...

It’s one of the most pressing questions facing climate scientists today: how vulnerable are the vast ice caps on Greenland and Antarctica to rising temperatures? An unfathomable amount of ice is ...

The first study from GreenDrill—a project co-led by the University at Buffalo to collect rocks and sediment buried beneath ...

When it comes to Arctic apex predators, the polar bear is the first animal that typically comes to mind. It’s a top predator, feasting on seals and occasionally other sea mammals. Its hunting skills ...