Sea levels rose and fell many times during the ice age, showing ice sheets were larger and more active much earlier than once ...

Equilibrium states of the volume of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GIS) (black dots) with respect to pre-industrial as a function of atmospheric CO2 concentration (top left) and corresponding temperature ...

Now a recent study in the journal Nature Geoscience reveals that such a tipping point may indeed exist. As it turns out, scientists have misunderstood a key aspect of the physical process behind the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Among the most important data ARCSIX scientists collected in Greenland were detailed measurements ...

If you've ever built a sandcastle on the beach, you've seen how sea water in the sand can quickly undermine the castle. A new study by the British Antarctic Survey concludes warmer seawater may work ...

As the planet warms, it risks crossing catastrophic tipping points: thresholds where Earth systems, such as ice sheets and ...

Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it ...

New satellite imagery from the European Space Agency reveals nearly four decades of dramatic ice loss for two of Patagonia's ...

A new study reveals that melting Antarctic sea ice could release massive amounts of trapped carbon dioxide, potentially ...

As long as natural CO₂ doesn’t surface from the deep ocean, the Southern Ocean can continue to absorb anthropogenic CO₂, a ...

Got ice and snow on top of super cold temperatures this winter? “Everyday Cheapskate” reader Jennifer does, and she wrote, “Do you have a solution for melting ice and snow on walkways, driveways, ...