New data from Lago Argentino, Patagonia reveal that glacial erosion occurs in discrete pulses, which challenges previous ...

Ice seems temporary. It melts in a glass. It disappears at a sunbeam’s touch. It ebbs with the first relief of spring. But ...

Researchers identify a new mechanism that allows avalanches containing a mixture of rock and ice to travel very long distances.

Let’s talk about data. Just the facts. These data are information gathered by satellites, instruments on the ground (thermometers, wind speed gauges, etc.), lasers and the many other ways humans use ...

In the southeast of the ice sheet, an area that has been particularly vulnerable to ocean-induced acceleration and retreat in ...

The ranges and valleys of the Swiss Alps stand out in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission in December 2024.

“It’s amazing to do the math and try to remember what was happening in the world back in 1825, when those snowflakes were ...

Winning images from the 2025 Walk of Water photo competition showcase vanishing frozen landscapes, from sparkling ice caves ...

The Phenomenon of Melting Glaciers Melting glaciers are more than just a picturesque transformation of ice into water; they ...

We found that from 2016 to 2021, there were significant increases in crevasse volume across fast-flowing sectors of the ...

A recent study has unveiled a troubling trend in the Eastern Himalayas, where 110 glaciers in Arunachal Pradesh have vanished over the past 32 years. Conducted by researchers from Nagaland University ...

Even though "glacial" is commonly used to describe extremely slow, steady movement, a new study has found that glaciers speed ...