Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” – nicknamed because its collapse could drive catastrophic sea level rise – is melting rapidly in unexpected ways, according to new research.

Melting glaciers may be silently setting the stage for more explosive and frequent volcanic eruptions in the future, ...

The early stages of the Huronian, from 2.4 to 2.3 billion years ago, ... As the glacial period drew to a close and temperatures began to rise, there were two final cold snaps.

But around 195,000 years ago, conditions began to deteriorate. The planet entered a long glacial stage known as Marine Isotope Stage 6 (MIS6) that lasted until roughly 123,000 years ago.

Deepest core drilled from Antarctic Peninsula; may contain glacial stage ice Date: April 14, 2010 Source: Ohio State University Summary: A new core drilled through an ice field on the Antarctic ...

A natural earthen dam in the Middletown area existed about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago and formed a lake that extended into what is now the upper New England states. The only remaining remnants of t… ...

A recent study suggests that ancient viruses preserved in glacial ice hold valuable clues about Earth’s climate history. Researchers analyzed ice core samples from the Guliya Glacier, located ...