Swirling underwater eddies are aggressively melting two Antarctic glaciers, a recent study found, including the one that could raise sea levels by multiple feet.

Scientists are flocking to Iceland to investigate an increasingly crucial question: Will melting glaciers accelerate and intensify earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? William Brangham reports. In ...

Scientists are flocking to Iceland to investigate an increasingly crucial question: Will melting glaciers accelerate and intensify earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? William Brangham reports. PBS ...

A glacier’s edge can be a dangerous place to do research. This team is using robots and sound samples to monitor the melting ice.

The worlds of international diplomacy, environmental urgency, and high-art preservation converged this week, spotlighting Midland native and filmmaker Mark H. Starks as his environmental documentary, ...

It’s looking like the generations of the future will inherit a world where glaciers are a shockingly rare sight. Our planet ...

Mountain glaciers are a key feature of various United States national parks, such as Yosemite National Park in California. But as the Earth warms, many of these century-old ice masses are rapidly ...

Switzerland's glaciers have faced “enormous” melting this year with a 3% drop in total volume — the fourth-largest annual drop on record — due to the effects of global warming, top Swiss glaciologists ...

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 alarming rate, and it’s not just causing sea levels to rise—it’s actually ...

Switzerland has over 1,400 glaciers. Some of them are world famous, including the largest one, the Aletsch Glacier, which is a World Heritage Site located in the Barnese Alps. At its deepest point, it ...