Assembling a detailed timeline surrounding the Antarctic ice sheet’s inception around 34 million years ago, scientists have identified a carbon dioxide “danger zone” for the ice sheet’s demise. “With ...

It seems that every day brings more news of doom and gloom when it comes to the various ice shelves and ice sheets that can be found around our planet. Now, a new study published in Nature showcases ...

About 80 percent of Greenland is armored in a continuous sheet of ice, three times the area of Texas. But it hasn’t always been that way. At various points in Earth’s past, much of the island was, in ...

Greenland's ice sheet is sliding way more than previously thought, according to a new study. This means that the ice sheet can change faster in a warming climate, a group of researchers reported July ...

Scientists are rethinking what we knew about a vanished ice sheet — and that could spell trouble for New York City. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.