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Dozens of ice cores—long, thin cylinders—are stored on a metal shelf and seen from the front, so they look like circles.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

When Ice Ages End, Ocean Circulation Fine-Tunes Ocean Heat

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 14 April 202514 April 2025

New Antarctic ice core data bolster model predictions of ocean heat content during glacials and interglacials.

A boxy machine with legs at its corners sits atop a battered gray landscape.
Posted inNews

Lunar Ice Might Be Easier to Reach Than We Thought

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 11 April 202511 April 2025

An instrument aboard the Vikram lander suggests that buried water ice could be found at higher latitudes, making it more abundant and easier to extract than previously believed.

Six penguins walk along a rocky outcrop. Snowy mountains are in the background.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Forecasting the Future of Southern Ocean Ecosystems

by Rebecca Owen 26 March 202526 March 2025

A new ensemble of marine ecosystem models aims to improve understanding of how climate change will affect the waters surrounding Antarctica.

An aerial view of crevasses crisscrossing the surface of a glacier
Posted inNews

Crevasses on the Greenland Ice Sheet Are Growing

by Skyler Ware 14 March 202514 March 2025

High-resolution 3D maps show crevasse volume is increasing across most of the Greenland Ice Sheet as it accelerates toward the ocean, which could affect future ice loss and sea level rise.

Earth’s North Pole surface covered in ice
Posted inNews

How Do You Make Earth into an Icehouse?

by Nathaniel Scharping 6 March 20256 March 2025

A new model accurately reconstructs Earth’s past icehouses and indicates there’s no one driver behind them.

Researchers walk toward a large geodesic dome and a small red Quonset hut on the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Posted inNews

Tiny Icequakes Ripple Through Greenland’s Largest Ice Stream

by J. Besl 5 March 20255 March 2025

Seismologists made an accidental discovery on the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, changing the way glaciologists understand how ice moves.

Diagram from the study.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Ice boost! Why Rock Avalanches Containing Ice Travel So Far

by Mikaël Attal 12 February 20257 February 2025

Researchers identify a new mechanism that allows avalanches containing a mixture of rock and ice to travel very long distances.

Collage of tweets surrounding a paper on Antarctic ice cover.
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When Climate Research Fuels Climate Myths: Author Insights from a Misused Publication

by Julia R. Andreasen 3 February 20254 February 2025

By equipping ourselves with preventive strategies, mitigation tools, and trusted networks, we can guide misinformed conversations back to accuracy and preserve the value of rigorous research.

Photo of a glacier
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Which Greenland Outlet Glaciers have Subglacial Channels?

by Olga Sergienko 31 January 202531 January 2025

A new study provides insights into where the channels that drain subglacial water from underneath the Greenland Ice Sheet are most likely located.

A top-down view of green and brown land with a roughly circular depression with a blue lake in the middle
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Ice Core Records Shed Light on a Volcanic Mystery

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 29 January 202529 January 2025

By analyzing sulfur and volcanic ash entrained in ice cores, researchers pinpointed a caldera in the remote Kuril Islands as the site of an unidentified 19th century eruption.

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