The remote and often unforgiving surface of Greenland’s ice sheet has long been a subject of intrigue for scientists. What lies beneath the thick layers of snow and ice has been largely a mystery, ...

In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the ...

The collapse of the world’s second-largest ice sheet would drown cities worldwide. Is that ice more vulnerable than we know?

First created during the Cold War, Project Iceworm saw the US plan to store hundreds of ballistic missiles in a system of ...

A new analysis says human-caused climate change had a key role in the record-breaking heat wave in Iceland and Greenland in ...

Jeffery DelViscio (seen freezing above), who is Scientific American’s chief multimedia editor, spent a month on a scientific ...

Inside this double issue of SciAm, you’ll find black holes that burp up their stellar meals, metal detectorists that hit pay dirt, hope for psychopathy, the truth about testosterone and a consumer gui ...

Major tipping points for Earth’s ice sheets and mountain glaciers can occur at temperatures well below 1.5°C, said scientists ...