Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species—according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out ...

Glaciers, sediments, and pollen can be used to reconstruct the climate of the past. Beyond 'nature's archive,', other sources, such as diaries, travel ...

Glaciers, sediments, and pollen can be used to reconstruct the climate of the past. Beyond "nature's archive," other sources, ...

The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that began during around 1300 CE and lasted until about 1850. Average ...

Records from 500 years ago document floods, famine and death in 16th century Transylvania due to wild weather swings during the Little Ice Age.

storing information about the extent and rates of change of all the world's mountain glaciers and ice caps. The GLIMS Glacier Database was built up from data contributions from many glaciological ...

For biologist Laura Phillips, the Morozumi Range in Antarctica’s east was an “alien”, beautiful region to study.

Scientists say glacier engineering could be a potential stopgap as the Earth passes a critical climate milestone. Others aren ...

With Australia’s teen social media ban going full ... have said they want to take part in the government’s trial of the age estimation and verification methods. These methods are how social ...

Only a few expedition cruise companies offer trips with an opportunity to ski in Antarctica. Here's what it's like to see a ...

In December, 23-year-old Hadi Nazari went missing in Kosciuszko National Park for 13 days, sparking a massive search ...

Bouncing back from under the weight of Ice Age glaciers which have long since vanished, the Nordic region land mass is slowly rising above sea level ...