Researchers across the Alps are extracting ice cores from rapidly shrinking glaciers in a bid to preserve climate records stretching back thousands of years. The effort, coordinated through the Ice ...

It’s a bit like reading a very dense book – it’s small in size, but it’s full of information.” Paleoclimatologists like ...

Alaska’s lakes are expanding rapidly as glaciers retreat and scientists say the changes could bring some benefits.

Half of the named glaciers in Oregon’s Cascade Range have disappeared or are on the verge of vanishing as warming summer temperatures accelerate ice loss across the mountains, according to […] ...

From freshwater providers to cultural touchstones, a look at the many changing identities of glaciers.

Scientists spent the first weeks of the year on an expedition to Antarctica to study Thwaites Glacier, which is melting at an alarming rate. If it breaks apart entirely, it could push up global sea ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve ever looked at a world map and thought it was set in stone, think again. Glaciers around the globe are melting at an ...

Melting glaciers and ice sheets are raising sea levels while the Arctic is poised to log one of its worst winters on record.

Several of the Earth’s systems are changing faster than predicted as global temperatures rise, scientists say.

What do you picture when you think about climate change? For many of us, it is the same set of dramatic images: melting glaciers, sinking landforms, rising seas or extreme weather. Glaciers across ...