In a small, refrigerated room at a Brussels university, parka-wearing scientists chop up Antarctic ice cores tens of ...

Researchers found ancient river-carved plains beneath East Antarctica that may help slow ice loss and improve sea-level rise ...

Scientists have drilled down into the ice and extracted a core which is 2.8km long where the deepest part could be up to ...

Hidden beneath the thick ice sheet of East Antarctica, a team of researchers has uncovered the remnants of vast prehistoric ...

Hidden beneath the thick, frozen skin of East Antarctica lies a surprising discovery—ancient river-carved landscapes that may ...

Evidence of algae growth and climate simulations reveal the Arctic had seasonal ice, not a permanent ice shelf, for much of ...

Burning of fossil fuels, forests and grasslands sends small particles called aerosols into the air. High levels of aerosols can create a thick haze, cutting back on sunlight reaching Earth’s surface ...

Antarctic sea ice began to change rapidly in 2015 and 2016. Since then it has remained well below the long-term average.

Antarctica has hidden beneath its great mantle of ice and snow an impressive geological feature among many other things. This ...

Data out of Chile suggests that as glaciers and ice caps melt in volcanic regions, released pressure and magma build-up makes eruptions increasingly likely — which could lead to a vicious circle where ...

For centuries, glaciers have sat like frosty crowns atop slumbering volcanoes, keeping Earth’s fury tucked safely beneath ...

The most alarming case may be West Antarctica, where more than 100 active volcanoes lie buried beneath the ice. One glacier ...