Ignored for most of its existence, the huge ice-bound island has been thrust into a geopolitical maelstrom. It’s trying to ...

The polar vortex’s icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison.

Glaciers are huge white ice masses that can reflect a lot of sunlight. However, especially where the glaciers are not covered ...

New research reveals that ice algae can store nutrients which may enable them to colonize more of the ice sheet, darkening and melting it.

The vast landmass is melting quickly due to climate change, and may rapidly cause the complete loss of the island's ice.

While scientists once thought Greenland's ice streams flowed slowly and uniformly, new research reveals a quake-driven "stick ...

Climate change is accelerating the melting of the world's mountain glaciers, according to a massive new study that found them ...

WITH its formidable, icy terrain and extreme temperatures, a war fought in the Arctic would be unlike anything many Nato ...

You had to catch a plane to Kangerlussuaq, a tiny town 320 kilometres away and the site of a former US Air Force base and, from there, fly in a hair-raising turboprop. Even the official visitor ...

Ushering in the polar vortex is a winter storm, which was tracking from the Midwest toward the East Coast on Saturday. In ...

Pigmented algae are well adapted to grow on exposed ice in the Arctic as the snowline recedes, raising concerns of a feedback ...