The tiny ice inhabitants darken the glacier's surface, which can accelerate its melting. Glaciers are massive bodies of white ...

A groundbreaking field study presented at the Seismological Society of America’s 2025 Annual Meeting has revealed that ...

A trio of researchers has found evidence of the impact of the Late Antique Little Ice Age on Iceland almost 1,500 years ago.

Imagine a land of countless expansive glaciers, snow-capped mountain peaks, powerful waterfalls, turquoise alpine lakes, and ...

As autumn settled over Antarctica, sea ice began its seasonal return, with NASA capturing striking images of new growth in ...

Learn what the rocks in Iceland tell researchers about climate conditions at the time of the Roman Empire’s collapse.

Ice is a complicated material,” says Jean-Denis Brassard, an anti-icing specialist at the University of Quebec. Although one chunk may look like any other, each is a messy collection of individual ...

The unexpected discovery of Greenland rocks in Iceland hints that a centuries-long cold snap may have helped finish off the Western Roman Empire.

By systematically assessing data gathered by different methods, researchers refined estimates of global glacier melt and its ...

Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.” ...