The tiny ice inhabitants darken the glacier's surface, which can accelerate its melting. Glaciers are massive bodies of white ...

Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading ...

"This is a concrete step forward in understanding." Scientists use custom drone to make first-of-its-kind discovery over ...

Greenland's ice is melting, opening new sea routes and yielding easier access to prized natural resources, writes Fred Hewett. The island has become a bellwether of global disruption driven by climate ...

New research suggests melting ice sheets are warming global temperatures which may speed up continental drift, creating ...

Greenland’s ice-covered landscape looks like an immovable block on satellite maps. Yet the story beneath its center suggests ...

At the end of the last Ice Age, around 10,000 years ago, the melting of massive glaciers may have done more than just raise ...

The decline of the island’s ice and increasingly volatile weather have made it hard to maintain some Indigenous traditions.

Greenland's changing climate also holds potential for the U.S.'s artificial intelligence ambitions. During a Feb. 12 Senate hearing on the acquisition of Greenland, Rebecca Pincus, director of the ...

Researchers used drones with isotope sensors to capture the first high-resolution vapor profiles over Greenland, revealing ...

When this settles on ice, it darkens the surface, which then absorbs more ... This could further accelerate the melting of Greenland’s precarious ice sheet. A 2022 study also found that three ...

The retreat of Arctic glaciers has revealed new land formations, significantly altering the region’s geography.