Researchers say melting glaciers and permafrost can trigger the production of toxic mercury in mountain wetlands, posing ...

Princess Cruises has opened bookings for its 2026-2027 South America and Antarctica season to include the debut of the ...

The disappearance of glaciers is also creating opportunities for the multibillion-dollar mining industry. Like migrating salmon, mineral exploration companies are moving quickly into areas exposed by ...

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif will visit Turkiye, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Tajikistan to express gratitude for their support during ...

The Yala Glacier in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region of Nepal is rapidly disappearing, prompting a funeral ceremony to raise ...

With blankets, snow machines, and limited funding, a small team of scientists is testing a desperate plan to slow the collapse of one of China’s most vulnerable glaciers.

A new study shows climate change is melting glaciers and permafrost in the Mountain West. Researchers say this can trigger ...

Researchers on fieldwork in Tempelfjorden in August 2020. Photo: Richard Hann / NTNU. On a frozen landscape in Svalbard, ...

Majestic Princess to debut in Antarctica and South America with extended scenic cruising through Glacier Alley.

Across Antarctica, Greenland, and other polar areas, icy glaciers cover large areas of land and extend into the sea. These glaciers shrink and grow with the seasons. Jonathan Bamber of the University ...

If Earth stays at its current levels of warming — below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius — polar ice sheets may melt ...