"Such a transition to a glacial state in 10,000 years' time is very unlikely to happen, because human emissions of carbon ...

Arctic temperatures spiked 36 degrees Fahrenheit, or 20 Celsius, above normal. By the end of the month, sea ice was at its ...

Scientists have predicted future glacial periods by matching Earth's past ice ages to its orbit around the sun. But their new ...

A new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed.

Satellite images taken at the beginning of March show the iceberg parked on a shallow underwater shelf off the coast of South ...

As the planet warms, Antarctica's ice sheet is melting and contributing to sea-level rise around the globe. Antarctica holds ...

A researcher with UW collaborated on the project to come up with the most precise predictive Ice Age model to date.

As the planet heats up and Antarctica’s ice sheet melts at a faster pace, scientists warn of a steady rise in sea levels.

For millions of years, Earth's climate has been driven by natural cycles linked to its orbit, shifting between ice ages and ...

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have ...

Scientists have predicted future glacial periods by matching Earth's past ice ages to its orbit around the sun. But their new ...