Scientists have documented an unprecedented glacial flood in East Greenland, where an estimated 3,000 billion liters of meltwater surged through the ice in a matter of weeks. This catastrophic ...

On a mountainside, a mother and son come to grips with the high-risk lifestyle she introduced him to.

An international team of researchers has shown that countless tiny ice quakes take place in one of Greenland's mightiest ice streams. This finding will allow the flowing of the ice sheet and ...

A new review paper, led by NSIDC senior research scientist Julienne Stroeve and published in Science on February 6, 2025, ...

By using a fiber-optic cable to detect tiny vibrations a mile below the surface, scientists discovered a surprising way that ...

The great ice streams of the Antarctic and Greenland are like frozen rivers, carrying ice from the massive inland ice sheets ...

New 3D maps of the Greenland Ice Sheet show how huge cracks in the ice that accelerate melting expanded between 2016 and 2021 ...

The bill's architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by political leaders on Wednesday, as he made a fresh pitch for the law. The measures ...

Only a few thousand years ago, the planet's geography was drastically different than it is today. Massive ice sheets stored atop the poles lowered sea levels and exposed a number of interesting and ...

New Zealand's Frozen Ferns record stand out performances at the world ice swimming champs in Italy, writes Dave Crampton.

Taking cold showers, sitting in ice baths, and plunging into freezing lakes have paid off for Northland’s extreme ice swimmer ...