
December in the Arctic is hotter than ever before
The Arctic is way hotter than it should be this month. In Utqiagvik (formerly known as Barrow), the temperature...

An artist is recording a "time capsule" of the frozen world
Listening to nature's music can teach us a lot about the ecosystem, whether it's a forest or a coral reef. For...

A "zombie virus" is being studied from Siberian permafrost
European Researchers warned that climate change could reanimate frozen "zombie viruses" and expose humans to lethal...

Key World Heritage sites will lose their glaciers by 2050
One-third of World Heritage sites possessing glaciers will lose their ice by mid-century, according to a U.N. Educational,...

Switzerland loses more of its glaciers than ever before
A new study by the Swiss Academy of Sciences has revealed that Switzerland has lost up to 6% of its glaciers this...

Melting zombie ice is worsening sea level rise in Greenland
A new study published in the Journal Nature Climate Change shows that "zombie ice" could increase the previously...

Antarctic sea ice melt phenomenon explained in new research
New research has examined the reason behind the rapid retreat of Antarctic sea ice. University of Washington researchers...

Fast melting alpine permafrost is bad news for Earth
Melting permafrost will play a major role in shaping Earth's future. Recent research published in Nature Communications has...

Ice melt releases 'forever chemicals' into Arctic Ocean
A study by Lancaster University has found that seawater close to melting Arctic ice contains high concentrations...

Greenland's ice melt enough to cover Florida in water
Greenland's vast ice sheets are melting away at an alarming rate, according to a recent report. As reported by...

Critical Antarctic ice shelf breaking away at an alarming rate
A new study published in Science Advances has revealed that the Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf is breaking...

Climate change is causing the Earth's axis to shift
New research, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, has revealed that massive glacial melting...

Harp seals threatened by decreasing sea ice
The migration cycle of harp seals is greatly threatened following a significant decrease in sea ice cover in Canada's...

Himalayan glacier breaks off in India, causing a deadly avalanche
An intense rescue mission has been underway in India since Sunday morning, following the break of a Himalayan glacier....

Global ice melt is in line with the IPCC worst-case scenario
Ice around the world is now melting at a record rate, according to recent research findings published in the journal The...