A technology called synthetic aperture radar (SAR) clears these hurdles by beaming out energy pulses and measuring the amount ...

A new velocity map which has captured Antarctica's glaciers in motion will help scientists to work out just how much the frozen continent is contributing to the rise in global sea levels. A joint NASA ...

Earth's valleys tell an ancient story of ice and power. Over millions of years, massive glaciers have carved, sculpted, and transformed the landscape in ways that still take researchers' breath away.

The clock is ticking. But low clouds have prevented helicopters from moving scientists and gear onto the continent’s ...

Scientists first identified glacial earthquakes only about two decades ago, mainly in Greenland. Advances in seismic ...

The paper argues that glaciers can store antibiotic resistance genes for long periods and that climate-driven melting may ...

Nature likes to show off, and it has a way of sculpting ice into jaw-dropping masterpieces. These glaciers look like something out of a fantasy novel, but they're very real, and trust us, photos don't ...

We might be able to tell when a volcano is about to erupt with the help of another natural wonder: glaciers. Glaciers that are within 3 miles of a volcano appear to move nearly 50 percent faster than ...