For much of the planet’s recent geological history, ice ages came and went every 41,000 years. Then, during a period ...

The planet’s oldest ice was drilled from within the Antarctic ice sheet, and could provide new insights into the evolution of ...

East Antarctica’s tectonic plate probably broke off of the supercontinent about 80 million years ago, with today’s ice sheet forming 34 million years ago. Today, the researchers write, the flat ...

The ice cores could offer clues about a period known as the Mid-Pleistocene Transition that has long puzzled scientists ...

A rapidly melting glacier on Wilczek Island in Russia has uncovered a rare whale graveyard, revealing insights into sea-level ...

Ancient river landscapes buried beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet have been uncovered by radar, revealing vast, flat surfaces formed over 80 million years ago before Antarctica froze. These hidden ...

Scientists have discovered ancient, river-carved landscapes beneath Antarctica's ice, revealing new insights into glacier ...

For over two decades, satellites have quietly documented a major crisis unfolding beneath our feet: Earth's continents are ...

A rapidly retreating glacier in the Russian Arctic has revealed an ancient whale graveyard.

Research allows for the development of strategies to combat climate change, taking into account the hidden landscapes ...

New findings from studying over two decades of satellite observations reveal that the Earth’s continents have experienced ...