Greenland’s ice sheet is increasingly breaking apart due to climate change, according to a recent study published on Monday. The research, conducted ...

Climatologists say that thanks to the high resolution of satellites on these maps, it is possible to analyze objects several meters across and determine their approximate volume and shape ...

Large-scale study finds crevasse sizes on Greenland ice sheet increasing in size and depth – and may cause more rapid loss of ...

Crevasses are widening faster as meltwater drives fissures deeper into the ice and lubricates the base of glaciers, ...

Rising Sea Levels When you think about the ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica, you're really looking at the biggest ...

The Ice Age was a hard period in Earth's history, but ancient humans were quite the hardy bunch. They managed survive and ...

Most of the island is covered by the slow-flowing Greenland Ice Sheet that drains towards the coastline through a number of outlet glaciers. Only around 20% of the island is ice-free, consisting ...

A new study found on Wednesday that part of Greenland’s ice sheet is thinning further inland than previously believed, which is likely to lead to a greater rise in sea levels by the end of this ...

China has shown keen interest in the rare-earth minerals beneath Greenland’s ice-topped soil as has the U.S. And the shrinking polar ice cap has opened the prospect of increased commerce through ...

Some experts say that Greenland could have been warmer at the time, but starting in the 15th century it experienced what is known as "The Little Ice Age." ...

In recent years, it has become painfully evident that Earth is losing ice. Greenland's ice is shrinking, at a rate of 270 billion tons per year. And Antarctica is losing its ice, too, at a rate of ...