Scientists uncover how a flat seabed triggered Hektoria Glacier’s record collapse, offering new warnings for Antarctica’s ice ...

May 30, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you ...

For decades, satellites orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth have provided scientists with a crucial vantage point to monitor our planet's frozen landscapes. Missions like NASA's Landsat and the ...

Tucked into the Arctic, Greenland's mountains do far more than provide stunning scenery. They steer winds and weather, shape regional climate patterns, and help dictate how the Greenland ice sheet ...

An Antarctic glacier just collapsed at record speed, stunning scientists and raising fears about the future of Earth’s ice.

As the planet warms, the world’s glaciers are melting faster than snow can replenish the ice. That has implications for sea level rise, ocean currents, and global weather patterns. But collecting data ...

Swiss glaciers lost nearly 3% of their volume in 2025, following a snow-poor winter and scorching summer heatwaves. The melt has been so extreme that some glaciers lost more than two meters of ice ...

A melting glacier in southeastern Alaska has birthed a brand-new island in the middle of a growing lake, according to recent images captured by NASA satellites. The 2-square-mile island is a small ...

When the edge of a Greenland glacier breaks off into the sea to become an iceberg, can a global seismic network "hear" it? The answer is yes—but only if the event is a large one. And it helps to pair ...