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This Seawater Is 20,000 Years Old, and Has Remained Untouched Since the Last Ice Age
By Brandon Specktor published
Researchers have discovered the first-ever water sample dating to the end of Earth's last ice age, 20,000 years ago.
Nearly 25% of West Antarctic Ice in Danger of Collapse
By Mindy Weisberger published
Decades of climate change have severely weakened 24% of western Antarctica's ice.
Alaska's Excelsior Glacier Is Being Replaced by a Lake 5 Times the Size of Central Park
By Brandon Specktor published
A glacier is on its deathbed, and this newly formed lake is the proof.
The World's Glaciers Are Sponging Up Loads of Nuclear Fallout, But You Shouldn't Worry — Yet
By Brandon Specktor published
There's more nuclear fallout trapped in the world's glaciers than anywhere besides disaster sites like Chernobyl, new research finds.
In Photos: The Vanishing Glaciers of Europe's Alps
By Megan Gannon published
Half of the ice stored in the Alps will be gone by 2050. Here's a look at what's vanishing.
Glaciers in European Alps Could Disappear by 2100
By Megan Gannon published
Even if humans manage to prevent further global warming, the glaciers will still lose half their volume by 2050.
Humans Have Caused the Most Dramatic Climate Change in 3 Million Years
By Stephanie Pappas published
The Quaternary period has seen a lot of temperature changes, but none as quick as man-made climate change.
Fastest-Thinning Greenland Glacier Threw NASA Scientists for a Loop. It's Actually Growing.
By Laura Geggel published
Instead of shrinking, this giant glacier is growing, NASA scientists found.
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