The Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina—often described as one of the most stable glaciers in Patagonia—is retreating far more rapidly than previously thought, according to a paper in Communications ...

A recent study reported in Nature Communications highlighted the loss of glaciers in the Arctic, which has been shown to be the fastest-warming place on Earth in recent decades. The increasing levels ...

A glacier in Antarctica just pulled off what might be the fastest retreat ever seen, and scientists are now scrambling to figure out exactly what happened—and what it means for the rest of the planet.

Glacial ice melt is doing more than contributing to rising sea levels. It's disrupting the balance of ecosystems, affecting water, wildlife, agriculture, and local livelihoods. The Kolahoi glacier is ...

Pakistan's mountain communities are experiencing the devastating effects of accelerating glacial retreat, with rising temperatures transforming their water sources into unpredictable threats. Rapidly ...

(CNN) — An Antarctic glacier shrunk by nearly 50% in just two months, the fastest retreat recorded in modern history, according to a new study — and the way it retreated could have big implications ...

Glaciers are often treated as scenic features or scientific curiosities. In fact, they are critical infrastructure. Though ...

An international team of scientists has uncovered evidence glaciers in the Southern and Northern hemispheres were synchronous during the last ice age.

The landslide that buried most of a Swiss village this week is focusing renewed attention on the role of global warming in glacier collapses around the world and the increasing dangers. How glaciers ...

The recent rapid retreat of an Antarctic glacier could be unprecedented, a new study suggests, a finding which could have major implications for future sea-level rise. The researchers found that ...

SYDNEY, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- An international research team involving Australian scientists has uncovered evidence that glaciers in the Southern and Northern hemispheres were synchronous during the ...