Approximately 400,000 years ago, some areas of Greenland that are now covered by a thick layer of ice were exposed to fresh ...

For most of us, first-hand knowledge of Greenland is probably limited to flying over it en route to North America. It’s likely that you’ve heard more about it over the last few months than in the rest ...

Ice, ironically, defines Greenland. Up to almost two miles thick in places, the ice that envelops the austerely beautiful island determines its ecology, its economy and its culture. What scientists ...

The event released 23.8 billion gallons (90 million cubic meters) of meltwater over the course of 10 days. A hidden lake beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet unexpectedly drained more than a decade ago, ...

Every day, massive chunks of ancient ice the size of skyscrapers crash into the Arctic Ocean from Greenland's coastline. The sounds echo across vast fjords while scientists track the transformation of ...

At the center of Greenland, where the planet’s largest ice sheet pours down into the Arctic air, a weather station recently recorded a temperature of 30.92°C a reading so breathtaking that it made ...

A subglacial flood in Greenland burst upward through tens of meters of ice, pushing up blocks the size of five-story buildings and scouring clear an area nearly twice the size of Central Park in New ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A team of researchers from Western Washington University (WWU) spent the past week in Greenland, conducting climate research focused on the Greenland ice sheet, the world’s second ...