Glaciers
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Glaciers in Yellowstone and Yosemite on track to vanish within decades, UN report warns
By Michael Dhar last updated
A United Nations report warns of imperiled glaciers at iconic World Heritage sites — but climate action could save most of them.
Spy Satellite Images Uncover Staggering Mount Everest Ice Loss
By Mindy Weisberger last updated
Declassified spy-satellite photos show that the glaciers near Mount Everest are shrinking more than expected.
Never-before-seen microbes locked in glacier ice could spark a wave of new pandemics if released
By Harry Baker published
Climate change just got even more terrifying.
Melting glaciers reveal 1,700-year-old weapons used by reindeer hunters
By Laura Geggel published
Archaeologists in Norway have found a handful of weapons and hunting blinds used by people more than 1,000 years ago.
Unusually cold 'Blue Blob' is slowing the rapid melting of Iceland's glaciers, but not for long
By Harry Baker published
A new study into a cold patch of the Arctic, known as the "Blue Blob," has shown that it is slowing the rate Iceland's glaciers are melting, but only for a few more decades.
Vanishing ice is warping Earth's crust
By Stephanie Pappas published
The melting of Earth's polar ice is warping the planet's crust. Here's how that's linked to climate change.
Spectacular valleys and cliffs hidden beneath the North Sea
By Stephanie Pappas published
Every year, billions of black ice worms crawl from the ice on Mount Rainier. We have no idea why.
By Cameron Duke published
Every summer, billions of ice worms emerge from the ice. As for what they are doing there, scientists really don't know.
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