Even though "glacial" is commonly used to describe extremely slow, steady movement, a new study has found that glaciers speed up and slow down on a daily—even hourly—basis in response to changes in ...

Fractures racing across Antarctica’s Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf are severing its last structural anchor to a submarine ridge, ...

A glacier's flow depends on how microscopic defects move through the ice, according to new research that also yielded a new model for predicting how glaciers will flow, ultimately contributing to ...

Hidden rock glaciers in Wyoming are resisting climate warming and could help sustain cold mountain streams for decades to ...

Earth's valleys tell an ancient story of ice and power. Over millions of years, massive glaciers have carved, sculpted, and transformed the landscape in ways that still take researchers' breath away.

A NASA-led, international study finds Asia’s high mountain glaciers are flowing more slowly in response to widespread ice loss, affecting freshwater availability downstream in India, Pakistan and ...

Scientists have long known that glaciers are melting and contributing significantly to sea level rise. What’s not fully understood, however, is the complex ways they are moving deep within, a process ...

What impact does surface meltwater have on glacier flow? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated glacier meltwater’s role ...

“The Antarctic ice sheet holds 90% of the world’s glacier ice. If it were to melt completely and drain into the ocean, sea levels would rise by about 60 meters,” says Professor Shin Sugiyama of ...

Rock glaciers, characterized by a rocky active layer insulating a deforming, ice-rich core, are an often-overlooked component of the cryosphere in alpine watersheds. Ablation of the underlying icy ...

Detailed study of a Greenland glacier's flow rate reveals the impact of environmental conditions. Even though 'glacial' is commonly used to describe extremely slow, steady movement, a new study has ...

As they seep and calve into the sea, melting glaciers and ice sheets are raising global water levels at unprecedented rates. To predict and prepare for future sea-level rise, scientists need a better ...