For many, the sight of vast ice caps at Earth’s poles seems like an unshakable feature of our planet. Yet, a new study ...

There is no one-size-fits-all treatment for headaches. For some, medication may be the way to go, while others may turn to caffeine, massage or rest in a dark room. Ice packs are another popular ...

GREENLAND, AS YOU MAY KNOW, IS NEITHER NOT GREEN AND NOT REALLY LAND, BUT RATHER COVERED BY THE SECOND LARGEST BODY OF ICE IN THE WORLD, SECOND ONLY TO THE ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET. BUT THE ICE IS MELTING.

Researchers have provided a simple and comprehensive -- if less dramatic -- explanation for bright radar reflections initially interpreted as liquid water beneath the ice cap on Mars' south pole.

On April 8, 2011, IceBridge flew a mission to coastal areas in southwest Greenland. Mountains and an open-water fjord surround one of the mission’s targets, a small ice cap called Sukkertoppen Isflade ...

Greenland is home to massive ice sheets that are devoid of animals, and humans rarely venture to these harsh and inhospitable environments. Hardy microbes have managed to find a home in nearly every ...

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 ...

Since 1979, Arctic ice has shrunk by 1.35 million square miles, a new JPL study found ice loss in Greenland is far worse than previously thought and Antarctic ice is now at the lowest level since ...

Greenlandic ice is teeming with life, both on the surface and underneath. There are microscopic organisms that until recently science had no idea existed. There is even evidence to suggest that the ...

Dressed in an orange puffer jacket, Japanese scientist Yoshinori Iizuka stepped into a storage freezer to retrieve an ice ...

Headaches are complicated and there is no one-size-fits-all treatment for them. Medication, caffeine, ice packs and more can help, but each has potential drawbacks. One major challenge with going the ...