Greenland is renowned for its substantial ice sheet. It appears on satellite maps as a massive, immobile, frozen block. But a ...

Scientists are worried about melting Arctic permafrost. When permanently frozen ground turns out to be not so permanent, structures built on permafrost can catastrophically collapse — and the ...

Melting glaciers in Greenland are unleashing hidden methane and shifting soils from carbon sinks to warming sources.

As global warming heats the Arctic, carbon dioxide emissions from melting permafrost could play a bigger role in worsening climate change than previously thought, according to a new study ...

A new study conducted by geologists from the University of Florida and the University of Maryland reveals that, as land is ...

Instead, the administration's Moon to Mars Planetary Autonomous Construction Technology (MMPACT) team wants to melt down lunar and Martian soil to create materials for high-tech 3D printers.

John Wheeler: Piecemeal melting, soil absorption have helped lessen river flood so far However, flooding will continue to be a problem just immediately north of Fargo and on downstream.

Scientists use snow-related metrics such as winter snowpack and melting during the spring and summer to predict and manage future water resources.

Until recently, geologists believed that Greenland was a fortress of ice, mostly unmelted for millions of years. But, two years ago, using soil once buried a mile beneath the island’s ice sheet and ...

This discovery, driven by data from the European Space Agency's SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) satellite, challenges ...

New lakes formed in the melting Arctic could rapidly tap into deep reservoirs of ancient carbon, causing a boost in greenhouse gas emissions.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Until recently, geologists believed that Greenland was a fortress of ice, mostly unmelted for millions of years. But, two years ago, using soil once buried a mile beneath the island’s ...