Ancient ice cores expected to help scientists assess risks of abrupt climate change in future IMAGE: Atmospheric gases trapped in ancient ice recovered during the international North Greenland Eemian ...

This story was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center. This story was made possible through the assistance of the U.S. National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs. Inside a tent ...

The recent analysis of a 10,000-year-old ice core from Greenland has unveiled fascinating insights into Earth’s climate history, providing keys that may unlock the mystery of what lies ahead for our ...

For the first time, researchers have collected detailed measurements of water vapor high above the surface of the Greenland ice sheet. Their research, aided by a custom-designed drone, could help ...

The first study from GreenDrill—a project co-led by the University at Buffalo to collect rocks and sediment buried beneath ...

The study shows that the Prudhoe Dome ice cap, located in northwest Greenland, completely melted around 7,000 years ago. This ...

Seven thousand years ago, a major section of Greenland’s ice sheet disappeared entirely. New research confirms it will happen ...

A new study from Chloe Brashear, Tyler Jones and others suggests abrupt warming events were preceded by periods of unusually stable temperatures during the last ice age. The researchers point toward ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like the inverse of the mythical butterfly flapping its wings in China, an ice core extracted from Greenland can reveal the rise ...

Late on a Saturday afternoon in June 2022, Andrew Christ was on the verge of a discovery at the University of Vermont. A postdoctoral researcher studying the interactions between glaciers and ...