Glaciers around the globe are melting at an alarming rate, and it’s not just causing sea levels to rise—it’s actually ...

This week, a two-kilometer chunk of ice broke off the Ismoil Somoni Glacier in Tajikistan, roaring downstream for nearly ...

"One of them was just lying on the ice, completely intact." Researchers stunned as melting ice reveals ancient Viking ...

Glaciers are cooling the air around them to resist rising temperatures—but scientists say this self-defense won’t last.

When Matthias Huss first visited Rhône Glacier in Switzerland 35 years ago, the ice was just a short walk from where his parents would park the car. "When I first stepped onto the ice... there [was] a ...

GENEVA — Switzerland’s glaciers have faced “enormous” melting this year with a 3% drop in total volume — the fourth-largest ...

If all the ice in Greenland melted and the water flowed into the ocean, sea levels would rise 23 feet and bury cities such as ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...

The bedrock beneath Pine Island Glacier on the peaks of the Hudson Mountains in West Antarctica held pink granite boulders ...

A melting glacier in southeastern Alaska has birthed a brand-new island in the middle of a growing lake, according to recent images captured by NASA satellites. The 2-square-mile island is a small ...

Glaciers and icebergs are distinct icy structures, differing in origin, structure, and behavior. Glaciers are massive, ...