Scientists say Earth is on the brink of crossing critical climate tipping points, from melting ice sheets to dying ...

As the world heats up, vast numbers of microbes frozen in vast amounts of ice are set to thaw. We must prepare ...

Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading ...

The amount of marine life off north-east Greenland could expand by more than a quarter, according to new research.

At the end of the last Ice Age, around 10,000 years ago, the melting of massive glaciers may have done more than just raise ...

New research suggests melting ice sheets are warming global temperatures which may speed up continental drift, creating ...

Melting Arctic ice increases human and animal interactions, raising the risk of infectious disease spread. Researchers urge ...

A new study has found worrying signs that climate change may be undermining the capacity of Arctic fjords to serve as effective carbon sinks. The findings suggest that the capacity of polar oceans to ...

A gigantic dam, our extraction of groundwater, melting ice sheets and rising sea levels are all altering Earth’s spin. The ...

Gray whales, a signature of the Washington coast, are dying by the thousands, victims of declines in Arctic sea ice.