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Scientists Pin Down Cause of Mysterious 'Icequakes' Shaking Antarctica
By Stephanie Pappas published
Slushy spots in Antarctica quiver with minuscule tremors as the temperature fluctuates.
Lakes of Melted Snow Are Literally Bending Antarctica's Ice Shelves in Half
By Brandon Specktor published
These meltwater lakes are tearing Antarctica's ice shelves apart from the inside.
Ominous Cracks Form in the Northern Hemisphere's Longest Floating Glacier
By Mindy Weisberger published
Is Greenland's Petermann Glacier due for another big break?
Giant Void Hidden Under Antarctica’s Ice Threatens Vast Glacier
By Laura Geggel published
There's a giant void hiding under the Antarctic ice, and it's growing larger and more menacing by the day, a new study using satellite data finds.
In Photos: The Vanishing Ice of Baffin Island
By Stephanie Pappas published
As the ice caps on Baffin Island shrink, the landscape beneath is seeing the light of day for the first time in perhaps 120,000 years. Here’s a look at the stark and humbling beauty.
What Are the Different Types of Ice Formations Found on Earth?
By Rachel Ross published
Glaciers, icebergs and sea ice, oh, my — exploring the different types of ice found on planet Earth.
Huge Layers of Rocks on Early Earth Vanished. And Stealthy Scientists May Have Finally Found Them.
By Stephanie Pappas published
Hundreds of millions of years of missing sedimentary rock may have been bulldozed away by the glaciers of Snowball Earth.
Antarctica: The Ice-Covered Bottom of the World (Photos)
By Jeanna Bryner published
Here's a look at the southernmost continent, a place of extremes.
Glaciers Created a Huge 'Flour' Dust Storm in Greenland
By Rafi Letzter published
If you're in Greenland and a strange cloud darkens the sky, that cloud might be made up of something scientists call "glacier flour."
Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier Just Lost Enough Ice to Cover Manhattan 5 Times Over
By Laura Geggel published
An enormous iceberg about five times the size of Manhattan broke off Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier yesterday (Oct. 29), a mere month after a crack first appeared, satellite imagery shows.
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