Satellite View of Greenland's Ryder Glacier

Satellite View of Greenland's Ryder Glacier

The glacier has been imaged by the Sentinel-2A satellite

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 16th, 2015
Millennia-Old Antarctica Ice Shelf Is Disintegrating, Will Soon Vanish

Millennia-Old Antarctica Ice Shelf Is Disintegrating, Will Soon Vanish

NASA scientists say the ice shelf will break apart into icebergs and disappear by the time this decade is over

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 29th, 2015
This Spooky Bleeding Glacier in Antarctica Will Forever Haunt You

This Spooky Bleeding Glacier in Antarctica Will Forever Haunt You

The blood-red water that's been gushing out of this glacier for ages owes its color to bacteria populating a hidden lake

  • Sci Pry
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 20th, 2015
Dude Will Live a Full Year on an Iceberg, Watch It Melt Under His Feet

Dude Will Live a Full Year on an Iceberg, Watch It Melt Under His Feet

36-year-old Alex Bellini hopes his adventure will help raise awareness about climate change and global warming

Fashionable Mars Wears Belts of Frozen Water, Scientists Find

Fashionable Mars Wears Belts of Frozen Water, Scientists Find

Study reveals Mars has belts of glaciers hidden under its surface both in its southern and in its northern hemisphere

Warm Waters Are Eating Away at East Antarctica's Largest Glacier

Warm Waters Are Eating Away at East Antarctica's Largest Glacier

The waters surrounding the Totten Glacier are warmer than they used to be, threaten to melt the massive block of ice

Photo of the Day: Bright Green Aurora Mirrored in a Glacial Lake

Photo of the Day: Bright Green Aurora Mirrored in a Glacial Lake

This photo was taken by James Woodend in Iceland's Vatnajökull National Park, is nothing short of stunning

Remains of Mont Blanc Climber Found Trapped in Ice After 32 Years

Remains of Mont Blanc Climber Found Trapped in Ice After 32 Years

Patrice Hyvert went missing back in 1982, his body was found just a few days ago

Photo of the Day: Retreating Glacier in Chile as Seen from Space

Photo of the Day: Retreating Glacier in Chile as Seen from Space

The San Quintín glacier flows out of the Northern Patagonian Icefield

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 10th, 2014
Volcanoes Are Melting the Antarctic's Thwaites Glacier from Below

Volcanoes Are Melting the Antarctic's Thwaites Glacier from Below

Researchers hope to determine how the melting of the glacier will affect sea levels

Watch: Footage of Ice Caves in Alaska Will Make Your Jaw Drop

Watch: Footage of Ice Caves in Alaska Will Make Your Jaw Drop

The video made it online two days ago, has already been viewed thousands of times

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 28th, 2014
Canada's Athabasca Glacier Is Losing 16 Feet (5 Meters) of Ice Yearly

Canada's Athabasca Glacier Is Losing 16 Feet (5 Meters) of Ice Yearly

Specialists warn it is possible that the glacier will disappear within a generation

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 4th, 2014
Arctic Glacier Is a Tad Hyperactive, Moving at Record-Breaking Speeds

Arctic Glacier Is a Tad Hyperactive, Moving at Record-Breaking Speeds

Jakobshavn Glacier was already Greenland's fastest, appears to be competing with itself

Message in a Bottle Proves Global Warming Is Real, Glaciers Are Shrinking

Message in a Bottle Proves Global Warming Is Real, Glaciers Are Shrinking

The message was written by a geologist named Paul Walker back in 1959

Peru Cashes In on Shrinking Glacier

Peru Cashes In on Shrinking Glacier

The Pastoruri glacier is melting, locals plan to market it as proof of climate change

Ancient Forest Trapped Under Ice Emerges for the First Time in 1,000 Years

Ancient Forest Trapped Under Ice Emerges for the First Time in 1,000 Years

The forest used to be hidden under a glacier in Alaska, is now emerging

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 18th, 2013
Tibetan Glaciers Are Shrinking at Surprisingly High Elevations

Tibetan Glaciers Are Shrinking at Surprisingly High Elevations

The glaciers are losing ice at altitudes of about 6,000 meters (19,685 feet)

 
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