New studies show how algae grows on ice and snow, creating “dark zones” that exacerbate melting in the consequential region.

Large-scale melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet is irreversible and happening at a rapid rate, and now a new international ...

Plus, the fight over climate-disaster scores, and the blistering ascent of BYD.

Melting ice sheets open up land and sea that were previously inaccessible, presenting new — albeit dangerous — opportunities.

Seismic imaging detects subglacial sediments up to 650 feet thick, letting glaciers slide faster over soft beds than rock and ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The idea of a U.S. takeover was back in the news again in early 2026 after comments ...

A warming climate has made Greenland desirable from an economic and military standpoint, resulting in Trump's push to control ...

Trump's interest in Greenland isn't random - the Arctic island holds military bases and rare earth minerals as ice melts open ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) That’s imprudent, because the Arctic’s climate is changing more rapidly than anywhere ...