Glaciers around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented pace. A new study published in the journal "Nature" confirms that Iceland's glaciers alone have lost 8.3 billion tons of ice annually ...

A lake of meltwater has created deep cracks in Greenland's ice, according to a new scientific study. As a result, the 79°N Glacier is showing initial signs of becoming more unstable, the research team ...

Glaciers are not just frozen water reserves; they are lifelines for marine and river ecosystems. As they vanish, they may ...

An Italian scientist conducting research on the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska fell into a stream of meltwater and then plunged into a shaft in the ice. "The water then pushed him into a moulin, which ...

When viewed from space, a very rude glacier in Antarctica was caught stealing ice from its neighbor as it melted. In a new study published in the journal The Cryosphere, researchers from England’s ...