New studies show how algae grows on ice and snow, creating “dark zones” that exacerbate melting in the consequential region.

Large-scale melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet is irreversible and happening at a rapid rate, and now a new international ...

On the surface of Greenland’s vast ice sheet, the people who know it best say the place no longer feels stable. What once ...

Seismic imaging detects subglacial sediments up to 650 feet thick, letting glaciers slide faster over soft beds than rock and ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The idea of a U.S. takeover was back in the news again in early 2026 after comments ...

Melting ice sheets open up land and sea that were previously inaccessible, presenting new — albeit dangerous — opportunities.

A warming climate has made Greenland desirable from an economic and military standpoint, resulting in Trump's push to control ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) That’s imprudent, because the Arctic’s climate is changing more rapidly than anywhere ...