Add to the long list of global warming concerns that melting ice caps could trigger more volcanic eruptions. Worse, researchers said Monday at a scientific conference in Prague, the increasing ...

I fall in step with Fagre and two other research scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey Global Change Research Program.

WASHINGTON (voa) – U.S. satellite observations show a continuing retreat of the North Pole ice cap, as the Arctic warms. Scientists say the shrinking ice cover feeds global warming, but is also ...

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 ...

Earth’s climate isn’t easy to cool down – especially if you want it cold enough for ice caps to form. According to a model of the geological forces shaping the climate over the past 420 million years, ...

For most of its history, Earth has existed in a greenhouse state—warm, ice-free, and rich in atmospheric carbon dioxide. The ice-covered conditions of today are an exception, shaped by an intricate ...

The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many complex processes working at once, according to new research. A team of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Knud Rasmussen Glacier, in Greenland. Muratart/Shutterstock For most of us, first-hand knowledge of Greenland is probably ...