In 2011, a ghostly depression, known as "the mitten," appeared on the surface of and ice sheet in Greenland after the ...

Greenland's ice melt is accelerating due to climate change, doubling extreme melt episodes and raising sea levels.

The massive glacier – which is roughly the size of Florida – is of particular interest to scientists because of the rapid ...

Tidal action pumping warmer sea water on the underside of the massive Thwaites Glacier will “inexorably” accelerate its ...

It took about 70 people from 15 different countries and more than 8,000 exchanged messages to crack the case.

Climate change is accelerating the melting of ice in Greenland at an alarming rate, with serious implications not only for ...

A pioneering mission, involving Irish marine research vessel Celtic Explorer, into a mysterious and violent world may reveal ...

Karl-Frederik Jensen puts on pants made of polar bear skin as he prepares to go ice fishing with his father and brother. Three generations live in this tiny house in Saattut. Greenland’s dogs ar ...

They float low in the water due to the sheer weight ... Snow that falls at the centre of the Greenland ice sheet is at first fluffy and not particularly dense, but it compacts with depth to ...

That's because until recently the idea that Greenland was ice-free in the recent geologic past seemed too ... and you weren't looking for these tiny little dark flecks that float a little bit ...

The floats are designed to spend time at the surface as well ... Under worst-case scenarios, if the Greenland Ice Sheet melted scientists estimate that sea levels would rise about 7 meters (23 feet).

Roughly 80 percent of Greenland is covered in ice. During the summer, when it's warmer, large chunks break off and float along the shore. The pieces come in all sizes, ranging from massive tabular ...