A new large-scale study of crevasses on the Greenland Ice Sheet shows that those cracks are widening faster as the climate ...

Even though "glacial" is commonly used to describe extremely slow, steady movement, a new study has found that glaciers speed ...

The Sheer Beauty of Glaciers Imagine a vast expanse of ice stretching out as far as the eye can see. This is the sight that ...

A University of Bristol study found that 91% of Svalbard’s glaciers have significantly shrunk since 1985, losing over 800 km² ...

Joint Press Release by Hokkaido University and the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR).Detailed study of a Greenland ...

Scientists warn that the Arctic is warming far more quickly than the rest of the world and that this rapid change ...

undergo seasonal cycles in glacier calving—when large chunks of ice break away due to higher ocean and air temperatures. Lead author Dr. Tian Li, Senior Research Associate at the University's ...

every day of the year. Much of the melt is occurring at several “hot spots,” where glaciers flow into the sea. Helheim Glacier is the fastest flowing glacier along Greenland’s eastern edge.

every day of the year. Much of the melt is occurring at several “hot spots,” where glaciers flow into the sea. Helheim Glacier is the fastest flowing glacier along Greenland’s eastern edge.

Matterhorn, one of Europe's tallest peaks, located in the Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland, is eroding as a result of melting glacier water at the summit. In the 88 years between ...