Glaciers tend to fade into the background of daily life, yet their retreat keeps moving closer to where people live and work.

Recent research has led scientists to new conclusions about the fastest melting glacier in Antarctica. Some are reassuring, ...

Glaciers around the world are disappearing, and new research shows that this loss will speed up sharply in the coming decades ...

BOSTON - Iceland is a country known for its dramatic views of stunning waterfalls, volatile volcanoes and hundreds of glaciers. Iceland is also at a serious risk from climate change. Glaciers are ...

On a summer’s evening in 2019, Zach Sheldon watched huge chunks of ice break off Valdez Glacier in Alaska as it calved into the lake below. The following morning, the experienced tour guide led his ...

As mighty glaciers melt in the Arctic, new research finds million-year-old methane gas trapped beneath the ice is surfacing, with a potential to further warm the planet. "Glacial retreat is the big ...

Siachen Glacier is known as the Crown of the Himalayas because it is the largest glacier in India and one of the longest ...

Milli’s Grandpa was talking with his old friend, Mr. Gupta, who was visiting from India. “How is your area handling the drought?”, her grandfather asked. Mr. Gupta answered: “Glacier melt is helping ...

Melting glaciers have become one of the most iconic images of climate change - usually in some far-flung place. But what about glaciers of the American West? Turns out about a quarter of them have ...

In the course of her job as a journalist, Naomi Klouda stashed notes on Alaska glaciers in a big folder. Over time, they took on a life of their own. The Homer writer says it was a slow and persistent ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Professor Andrew Fountain from Portland State University about melting glaciers in the American West. Melting glaciers have become one of the most iconic images of ...