New satellite images show the extreme melting that has taken place on the critical Greenland ice sheet, according to researchers. The sheet is a mass of glacial land ice and is an integral part of ...

Greenland's ice is melting, opening new sea routes and yielding easier access to prized natural resources, writes Fred Hewett. The island has become a bellwether of global disruption driven by climate ...

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone image ... Greenland Ice Sheet. The darkness of the bare ice motivated researchers to investigate how much of it was exposed during the summer using a ...

The tiny ice inhabitants darken the glacier's surface, which can accelerate its melting. Glaciers are massive bodies of white ...

Greenland has large deposits of rare earth minerals along its coasts, but these are also geologically hazardous regions. Alex Hibbert/The Image Bank via Getty Images ...

Eqip Sermia, like many coastal glaciers in Greenland, has retreated in the ... much climate change is influencing large-scale glacial melting.