While the Statue of Liberty may not be submerged, low-lying places like Ellis Island could be underwater. By 2100, sea-level ...

Dr. Nelia Dunbar uses geochemistry to study volcanic rock ... Antarctic research station] and are then sent to the United States on a cargo ship in special freezers. Cores are divided into segments ...

If there's one place on Earth to witness the most breathtaking sunrises and sunsets, it has to be Antarctica, the ...

Perched on rock once polished by the Laurentide Ice ... The lingering Laurentide Ice Sheet may have masked the true extent of Antarctic ice loss—offering a warning for future change.

lava melting through rock, or water slicing through ice, channels all twist and bend in a seemingly similar back-and-forth manner. But a new study has ... Melting Antarctic Ice Sheets Will Slow ...

It applies pressure upon the surrounding rock that may facilitate eruptions ... ignoring volcanic risks hidden under the ice. The West Antarctic Ice Sheet poses a unique threat because most ...

Imagine stepping onto the icy shores of ancient Antarctica—not to see today’s tuxedoed, knee-high Emperor penguins, but to ...

Crowds of tourists bound for Antarctica have brought prosperity to Argentina’s southernmost city, but the boom is also ...

Glacier Database, Version 1 data set, available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has been updated. This update includes new glacier ...

A dramatic geological event millions of years ago led to a stunning drop in sea levels. New research reveals how this ancient ...