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Unusually cold 'Blue Blob' is slowing the rapid melting of Iceland's glaciers, but not for long
By Harry Baker published
A new study into a cold patch of the Arctic, known as the "Blue Blob," has shown that it is slowing the rate Iceland's glaciers are melting, but only for a few more decades.

Vanishing ice is warping Earth's crust
By Stephanie Pappas published
The melting of Earth's polar ice is warping the planet's crust. Here's how that's linked to climate change.

Spectacular valleys and cliffs hidden beneath the North Sea
By Stephanie Pappas published

Every year, billions of black ice worms crawl from the ice on Mount Rainier. We have no idea why.
By Cameron Duke published
Every summer, billions of ice worms emerge from the ice. As for what they are doing there, scientists really don't know.

'Glacier blood' could be key to understanding impacts of climate change
By Nicoletta Lanese published
An expedition to the French Alps is revealing the biology of "glacier blood" and how it is impacted by climate change.

Study of nearly every glacier on Earth shows ice loss is speeding up
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A new study assessed more than 200,000 glaciers around the world.

Greenland ice melt is changing the shape of its coastline
By Stephanie Pappas published
Greenland's coastline is being altered by ice melt, potentially affecting predictions of what happens to the ice sheet next.

Ice melt in Alaska threatens to unleash unprecedented 'mega-tsunami,' scientists warn
By Peter Dockrill published
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