Satellite observations have revealed the Greenland ice sheet’s rapid thinning, which has accelerated as the planet warms ...

“That tells us there was never any significant prior exposure to cosmic radiation since these glaciers formed during the last ice age.” Twenty years ago, researchers at the Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru, ...

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New satellite images show the extreme melting that has taken place on the critical Greenland ice sheet, according to researchers. The sheet is a mass of glacial land ice and is an integral part of ...