"It does not undermine the need for mitigation efforts." Scientists make surprising discovery that could have massive impact ...

Abstract: Ice-shedding jumps in transmission lines often lead to accidents such as flashover and tower collapse. Existing mitigation methods typically require the application of additional external ...

A landslide in Greenland caused a giant wave and a mysterious 92-second seismic hum that traveled around the planet for nine ...

A new documentary is shedding light on a remarkable period in Earth’s history—one when large parts of Greenland, now buried ...

The uniquely vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 5 meters. But when that ...

Scientists have uncovered a new, massive gathering of Arctic creatures, revealing startling insights into how climate change ...

In the 1990s, the Greenland Ice Sheet as well as the rest of the Arctic region were observed to be measurably thawing as a ...

Scientists at Utrecht University in the Netherlands have identified a remarkable way the Gulf Stream could be saved - but ...

New research tracking 56,000 iceberg breakups reveals alarming insights into how glaciers are melting faster than ever.

When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ...

This spring, when I set out to report on the vanishing world of Inuit polar-bear hunters for The New Yorker’s Far-Flung Correspondents special centenary issue, I initially planned to head up to ...