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

The warming hole might be a sign that Atlantic Ocean currents are slowing down. This network of currents regulates Earth's ...

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

Populations of animals and plants separated by even thousands of miles can rise and fall together driven by ecological ...

Is there gold in Greenland’s ice?Entrepreneurs are flocking to the Arctic island to harvest its most abundant resource in ...

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

Greenland’s ice-covered landscape looks like an immovable block on satellite maps. Yet the story beneath its center suggests ...

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

Learn how a computer simulation demonstrates that tectonic activity may be less slow and steady than previously thought.

Greenland's ice is melting, opening new sea routes and yielding easier access to prized natural resources, writes Fred Hewett. The island has become a bellwether of global disruption driven by climate ...

Current climate policy is insufficient. Learn how human emissions drive climate change and the consequences of inaction.

The decline of the island’s ice and increasingly volatile weather have made it hard to maintain some Indigenous traditions.