Data out of Chile suggests that as glaciers and ice caps melt in volcanic regions, released pressure and magma build-up makes eruptions increasingly likely — which could lead to a vicious circle where ...

R esearchers from the University of Copenhagen have found decades-old aerial photos that are helping them better understand ...

Antarctica’s patterns of stark seasonal changes, with months of darkness followed by a summer of 24-hour daylight, prompted us to explore how a Māori lunar and environmental calendar (Maramataka) ...

The recent flooding in Texas was a catastrophe. The US National Weather Service provided warnings and forecasts before the ...

Hidden beneath the thick ice sheet of East Antarctica, a team of researchers has uncovered the remnants of vast prehistoric river landscapes. These ancient, river-carved plains, preserved for millions ...

Large flat surfaces carved by ancient rivers deep beneath the East Antarctica are influencing how ice flows across the continent today, according to a new study.

Understanding Why Antarctic Ice Loss Matters Antarctica may seem like another world—cold, distant, and forgotten—but what goes on there is already beginning to affect Antarctica may be remote, but ...

Antarctica has hidden beneath its great mantle of ice and snow an impressive geological feature among many other things. This ...