While the Statue of Liberty may not be submerged, low-lying places like Ellis Island could be underwater. By 2100, sea-level ...

Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading ...

Scientists have found scour marks on the seabed made by giant icebergs about 18,000 years ago, and they could offer clues to ...

Giant icebergs once scraped the seafloor near Britain, offering clues about ancient ice shelves and future sea-level rise.

Scientists say Earth is on the brink of crossing critical climate tipping points, from melting ice sheets to dying ...

New research suggests melting ice sheets are warming global temperatures which may speed up continental drift, creating ...

The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, show that during the last ice age—about 18,000 to 20,000 years ...

The tiny ice inhabitants darken the glacier's surface, which can accelerate its melting. Glaciers are massive bodies of white ...

During its weekly meeting at the Weber Center on Tuesday, the Weber County Commission approved the rezoning of nearly 26 ...

During cold (glacial) cycles, ice sheets sprawled across Antarctica, Greenland and North America, locking away water and lowering sea levels. In warmer (interglacial) times, the ice retreated and ...