The signal showing Himalayan ice loss linked to rising temperatures would not be so clear if it weren’t for the U.S. spy satellites—KH-9 Hexagon military satellites from 1973 to 1980 to be ...

Along a spiralling mountain trail on a morning when the air’s so chilled and dry your breath feels ragged before it even ...

Glaciers and ice sheets are experiencing dramatic changes in response to recent climate change. This is true in both mountain and polar regions, where the extreme sensitivity of the cryosphere to ...

One expert notes that glacier shrinkage has wide effects on agriculture, fisheries, drinking water levels and cross-boundary ...

Ice cores are a pretty good way to get an idea of the Earth's atmosphere in the ancient past, thanks to their ability to trap bubbles of gas within them. "Like a prehistoric fly trapped in amber ...

Blue ice iceberg in Alaska. Credit: Doug Knuth / Wikimedia Commons / Flickr The fragile moment: when the blue disappears Blue ice is a fleeting beauty, as it begins to change as soon as it is exposed ...

The loss of the park's iconic ice floes could mean a dramatic decline in tourism revenue, as well as a host of ecological changes, particularly impacts to local rivers and streams. The park had 2. ...

The nests were found roughly 19,000 feet above ground, tucked away in small ice caves within the glacier. It was an accidental discovery, as Hardy had been studying the effects of climate change ...

An Unexpected Nest Discovery The Diuca speculifera, also known as the glacier finch, nests in the glaciers of South America. It’s native to Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. The bird’s origins make ...

A recent study reveals that the Drang Drung Glacier in Ladakh, the largest in the Zanskar range, is receding at an average rate of 1 meter per year between 2021 and 2023. Led by IIT Indore, the ...

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Khaby Lame, the world’s most-followed TikTok creator, was detained by ICE over visa issues. Lame poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Oppenheimer' in London, July 13 ...