Glaciers in the South Caucasus are melting faster than in almost any other mountain region on Earth, posing a threat to water security and increasing the risk of natural hazards, according to a new ...

In an age of rising sea levels, as polar ice sheets melt in a climate warmed by fossil fuel emissions, climate modelers are ...

At a remote field camp, scientists and engineers are on a mission to discover when and how fast the West Antarctic could melt ...

“Conservation is not a luxury of stable times. It is the test of whether civilization can save itself.” ...

His goal: to expand a body of knowledge of Earth’s ever-evolving climate patterns for current and future generations. “As an ...

The cryosphere is at a tipping point, and its loss has immediate consequences for water security, livelihoods, infrastructure ...

The Trump administration purged 80 pages of facts about climate change — including that it's caused by humans.

As the oceans warm, their capacity to melt ice shelves and glaciers increases. Scientists rely on a network of oceanic ...

A new study on Greenland's hidden geology reveals how its ice sheet could affect global sea levels, offering critical ...

Flooding Egypt’s vast Qattara Depression with seawater could slightly lower global sea levels and reshape climate adaptation.

There could be an irreversible retreat of parts of the ice sheets, raising sea levels much faster than currently planned.

And so, the Argo float’s trip under the ice turned out to be an incredibly lucky accident. During an eight-month period, the ...