Scientists have some wild ideas to slow sea-level rise caused by melting ice. Glaciers generally move so slowly you can’t see ...

Around 14,500 years ago, toward the end of the last ice age, melting continental ice sheets drove a sudden and cataclysmic ...

Scientists using a submersible robot discovered patterns under the Antarctic ice that have never been seen before by humans.

As the world focuses on glacier preservation on UN World Water Day, researchers at the University of Waterloo are exploring ...

Antarctica’s total ice volume is now estimated at 27.17 million cubic kilometers (6.52 million cubic miles). The ice sheet ...

A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, a country in Polynesia made up of 171 islands with a population of a little ...

Five potential sea level rise scenarios for both the U.S. and the globe. Credit: NOAA 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report Ultimately, the amount of sea level rise experienced by our descendants ...

Until now, the rates and extent of sea level rise during the early Holocene were poorly understood ... we were able to precisely drill the desired peat and clay layers and accurately map the ...

A new detailed map of Antarctica is set to significantly improve predictions of how ice flows and melts in response to climate change,  say the scientists behind the project.  The map, called Bedmap3, ...

Amid rising water levels, some of the country's oldest and most valuable historical artifacts are at risk of being lost ...