The retreat of the planet's glaciers is one of the most visible and dramatic indicators of the far-reaching impact of climate change on the world's ecosystems. Now, a new paper published in Nature ...

Blair Conklin goes on a search for one of the world's rarest waves, which leads to an unforgettable adventure among calving glaciers.

Scientists have uncovered that glaciers can temporarily cool the air around them, delaying some effects of global warming. This self-cooling, driven by katabatic winds, is nearing its peak and will ...

As glaciers around the world continue to shrink and disappear, they are drawing more visitors than ever, not only for their beauty but for what they have come to represent in an era of climate change.

It’s a rare sight to witness a glacier break apart and fall into the sea. But a handful of people were lucky enough to witness the extraordinary phenomena, recently, at the Bruggen Glacier in Chile. A ...

Glacial ice will melt for centuries even if global temperatures stop rising now, according to new research. By Rebecca Dzombak See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra ...

The glaciers in California’s Sierra Nevada are shrinking and expected to disappear this century. New research shows the glaciers have probably existed since the last Ice Age. When the last of the ...

It’s difficult to forget standing in front of a glacier that is advancing towards you, towering ice pillars constantly cracking as they inch forward. The motion is too slow to see in real time, but ...