A hotspot from underneath Earth’s crust may have created a low point that glaciers finished carving out and filling with ...

As it turns out, these bizarre rock formations are a legacy of the ... formed by the movement of the massive Laurentide Ice Sheet during the past Ice Ages. Chimney Bluffs State Park's location ...

The new scenario suggests that the event began with modest melting of the Laurentide ice sheet over North America, which contributed about 10 feet of sea level rise. That was followed by more ...

As autumn settled over Antarctica, sea ice began its seasonal return, with NASA capturing striking images of new growth in ...

The Greenland ice sheet contains about 8% of the planet's freshwater, and its meltwater could contribute significantly to rising sea levels, changing ocean circulation and ecosystems worldwide.

A giant phantom jelly is documented in the Bellingshausen Sea off Antarctica, at an area where the shelf break and slope are cut by several underwater gullies. This jellyfish can grow to a massive ...

Earlier this year, a gigantic iceberg fell from the Antarctic ice sheet. When the approximately 19-mile long chunk of ice (roughly the size of Chicago) broke off on Jan. 13, it revealed an area of ...

The map, called Bedmap3, gives a clear view of the towering mountains and deep canyons hidden by the ice sheets. It was compiled using more than 60 years of data from planes, satellites ...