A glacier's flow depends on how microscopic defects move through the ice, according to new research that also yielded a new model for predicting how glaciers will flow, ultimately ...

University of Alabama professor Rebecca Totten shows how glaciers grow and recede as part of the cycles of Earth's geological history.

Learn how glaciers melt and contribute to seas rising in this animated explainer from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mary Trump issues warning on long ...