Glaciers once inched toward the sea, gouging rocks. When the ice masses melted, they infused oceans with nutrients that may ...

Giant glaciers scraped parts of the Earth's crust, releasing key minerals into the ocean millions of years ago, a study ...

2️⃣ Egg prices: The US Department of Agriculture outlined a new strategy to limit the spread of bird flu and lower the cost ...

Ancient glaciers triggered floods that altered ocean chemistry, supporting evolving life. Scientists uncover how past events ...

Around 700 million years ago, Earth was a very different planet—gripped by extreme deep freezes during the Cryogenian period.

Ancient humans trekked across mountain glaciers for hunting or trade. The objects they left behind were frozen in the ice for ...

As massive glaciers scratched and scarred Earth’s rocky surface, they freed less-common minerals, which were later flushed into the seas as the ice melted into giant glacial rivers. These minerals in ...

Imagine floating in space, gazing on a frozen white orb. The ball hangs in the void, lonely and gleaming in the light from ...

The world's glaciers lost ice at the rate of about 255 billion tons (231 billion metric tons) annual from 2000 to 2011, but ...

The world's glaciers are melting faster than ever recorded under the impact of climate change, according to the most ...

An analysis of more than 270,000 glaciers worldwide reveals that they have lost around 7 trillion tonnes of ice since 2000, ...

Melting glaciers are drastically altering U.S. river systems affecting freshwater supply ecosystems and downstream communities that rely on consistent water flow. As glaciers shrink they release less ...