Gilgit-Baltistan has 13,000 glaciers — more than any country on Earth outside the polar regions. Their beauty has made the ...

At the foot of Pakistan s impossibly high mountains whitened by frost all year round, farmers grappling with a lack of water ...

At the foot of Pakistan's impossibly high mountains whitened by frost all year round, farmers grappling with a lack of water ...

Vicious cycles are accelerating climate change. One is happening at the north pole, where rising temperatures caused by ...

Natural Falls State Park in Colcord, Oklahoma is the reset button you didn’t know you needed. Tucked away in the northeastern ...

Ohan Breiding's "Belly of a Glacier" combines experimental film and photography to reflect on a moment of loss—and to fight ...

About 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by marine ecosystems. Byestimates According to marine biologists, the biomass of microorganisms is about 9 ...

In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

The rapid increase in temperatures is leading to the accelerated melting of glaciers and polar ice caps, which supply 70% of the world’s freshwater. The warming climate is also increasing evaporation ...

If all the ice were to melt, it would contribute to a 58-meter rise in sea levels, a figure consistent with previous estimates, but with some important nuances. Peter Fretwell, a cartographer with the ...

GENEVA, March 22 — All 19 ... World Day for Glaciers. “Preservation of glaciers is a not just an environmental, economic and societal necessity: it’s a matter of survival,” said WMO chief Celeste ...