As small glaciers in China’s arid north-west melt, scientists scramble to understand the changes taking place.

Widespread coastal melting occurred in Antarctica through the second half of December and is continuing in the first few days of the new year in several areas.

The vast Antarctic Ice Sheet holds more than half of Earth's freshwater. In several places around the continent, the ice ...

The state of Alaska has been the biggest fan of oil and gas drilling in the refuge. It says this lease sale is designed to ...

Antarctic sea ice rebounded in December after a long period of record lows, US scientists said, giving pause to speculation ...

Melting Antarctica ice reduces pressure on underground magma, triggering volcanoes. This heats ice, accelerates melting, and ...