“It seems like every single week we are learning a new way that glacier shrinkage is impacting local and global ecosystems,” says Young. “There are really dramatic changes happening very ...

A diagram shows one way the curtains could prevent warm seawater from reaching the terminus of the glacier. Credit: Nature Researchers are divided on the Thwaites Glacier’s stability, with new studies ...

Why it's awesome: Deep inside one of Gabon's cave systems lives an unusual population of orange dwarf crocodiles. They live in complete darkness, feast on bats and swim in liquid guano (aka bat poop.) ...