High in the mountains, glaciers once kept their cool—literally. The massive ice bodies create their own cold microclimates ...

The glaciers of California's Sierra Nevada are disappearing as temperatures rise. Scientists recently found that the glaciers ...

Glaciers are cooling the air around them to resist rising temperatures—but scientists say this self-defense won’t last.

California may be known as the Golden State, with its shimmering beaches and warm Mediterranean climate. But clinging to the ...

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The glacier’s retreat has been ongoing, but scientists believe within a few years it will be separated from Mendenhall Lake.

Researchers presented preliminary data on how ice dynamics contributed to this summer’s record-breaking flood, and shared ...

New research suggests that this mystery platinum signature underneath the Greenland ice sheet may have originated from a ...

An international research team led by the University of Bremen has investigated what influenced the expansion of the ...

"Every time I go back, I remember how it used to be," recalls Matthias, now director of Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland ...

The deal is done for the new underwater vehicle that will replace Ran, the submarine that was lost under a glacier in ...