A team hopes to place instruments in the waters beneath the colossal Thwaites Glacier, with the help of a drill that uses hot ...

Bad weather ​delayed expedition scientists’​ ​efforts to set up camp on Thwaites Glacier ​in Antarctica ​and take ...

Learn how glaciers melt and contribute to seas rising in this animated explainer from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Meltwater is scrambling chemical signals in mountain glaciers, pushing scientists to store fragile ice cores in Antarctica.

"We're very lucky to be here; we also work very hard to be here." The post Scientists Scramble to Set Up Outpost on Rapidly ...

The two countries will change their borders underneath Matterhorn Peak.

Pakistan has drafted a National Glaciers Preservation Strategy to address rising risks from accelerated glacier melt, as the ...

Glaciers are often treated as scenic features or scientific curiosities. In fact, they are critical infrastructure. Though they cover roughly a tenth of the Earth’s land surface, meltwater from ...

Ice in the Arctic and Antarctica plays a critical role in maintaining life on Earth, and it is melting faster than previously thought. This is threatening our planet with potentially massive sea-level ...

Scientists are worried about the melting of Antarctica's ice sheets and what it could mean for sea levels. There's a ...

By Hugo Francisco de Souza As warming accelerates glacier melt worldwide, researchers warn that ancient ice and modern ...

Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is known as the 'Doomsday Glacier' because if it collapses, it will cause global sea levels to ...