Entombed beneath the Antarctic Ice sheet is a library sprawling with records of Earth’s geological history. Scientists, who are bold enough to venture into Antarctica, often drill pipe-shaped ice ...

About 9,000 years ago, part of Antarctica’s eastern ice sheet collapsed astonishingly fast, driven by warmer ocean water. The ...

When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ocean currents and affects temperatures in places far from the poles. But ...

Global sea levels have not continued to rise at the rates predicted by many scientists — and there is no evidence that climate change has contributed to any such acceleration, a new first-of-its-kind ...

Recent NASA research has confirmed that the world’s oceans are swallowing up land at a faster pace than previously thought. Using advanced satellite laser technology, scientists have tracked changes ...

"Earth systems can recover if given the chance." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. 2024 may have been Earth's hottest year in at ...

In recent years, a major ocean current changed its path in two crucial ways. Now parts of the sea are rising, other parts are falling, ocean temperatures are breaking records — and Japan’s iconic ...

Shaina Sadai has received funding from the National Science Foundation and the Hitz Family Foundation. Ambarish Karmalkar receives funding from National Science Foundation. When polar ice sheets melt, ...