A well-timed atmospheric river dropped enough snow on Greenland for its ice sheet to lose 8% less mass than expected.

Climate scientists thought stronger atmospheric rivers would accelerate Greenland's ice loss—but it might actually be slowing ...

Ice loss in Greenland is already large, irreversible, and greatly accelerated after centuries of near stability. Though a ...

Discover groundbreaking research on how algae are accelerating the melting of Greenland’s ice sheet. Learn about the ...

A new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed.

Learn about the storm that brought 16 billion tons of snow to Greenland in March 2022, inspiring scientists to study the ...

The Greenland Ice Sheet is the largest ice mass in the Northern Hemisphere, and it's melting rapidly. Climate change is causing more intense atmospheric rivers, which can deliver intense ...

A recent study finds that algae can store nutrients, potentially allowing them to spread across more of the ice sheet, ...

The rise in global temperatures has already reached the level of an unprecedented threat to humanity and the entire ecosystem ...

The Greenland Ice Sheet is the largest ice mass in the Northern Hemisphere, and it's melting rapidly. Climate change is causing more intense atmospheric rivers, which can deliver intense snowfall ...

Pigmented algae are well adapted to grow on exposed ice in the Arctic as the snow line recedes, raising concerns of a ...