When Debbie Clarke Moderow was running the Iditarod — the 1,100-mile sled dog race through Alaska’s frozen interior — she had a moment.

In Antarctica, a glacier the size of Florida is breaking apart faster than anyone expected. If it collapses, it could raise ...

The bold question-askers at What If examine how cities would change if all ice melted.

Desserts back in the day look pretty different from what they are now. From baked Alaska to grasshopper pie, your ...

Rising temperatures continue to wreak havoc on glaciers around the world. The latest evidence comes from Switzerland, where ...

While the loss of Arctic Sea ice remains an impending climate disaster, the melting may give an unexpected boost to carbon-eating algae.

The crisp air carries the distinctive scent of autumn – that indescribable mixture of earth, leaves, and the faint promise of winter. It’s the kind of sensory experience that makes you stop mid-stride ...

Greenland’s bedrock is shifting, rising, and sliding northwest as ancient and modern ice loss reshape the island beneath the ...

Deeply frozen microbes are being awakened as a result of melting permafrost, which threatens to release massive amounts of ...