New studies show how algae grows on ice and snow, creating “dark zones” that exacerbate melting in the consequential region.

Despite a heatwave-heavy year that climate change experts have chalked down to climate change, scientists have found something unexpected in the Arctic. There’s been a “dramatic” slowdown in the ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the mysterious structure of ice, parents' heightened ...

This is the view described by Durham glaciologist Tom Chudley, when writing about his research showing the Greenland ice ...

In a nutshell: Although global temperatures continue to rise, Arctic sea ice hasn't declined as quickly as models predicted. Scientists warn that this temporary slowdown likely won't change the ...

A new study released this week presents the record ice melt on the Svalbard islands in summer 2024 as a glimpse into a future where other Arctic ice masses, including those on Greenland, could melt ...

A powerful swarm of earthquakes in January suggested one of Iceland’s giant “ice volcanoes” may be awakening after a decade of slumber. In the months that followed, more earthquakes have rocked the ...