Retreat of the Columbia Glacier
Scientists have long studied Alaska’s fast-moving Columbia Glacier, a tidewater glacier that descends through the Chugach Mountains into Prince William Sound. Yet the river of
The High Arctic
A short film showing off the majesty of the landscape of the high Arctic. Experience amazing aerial footage over sea ice, ice caps and glaciers
Retreat of Yakutat Glacier
Yakutat Glacier is one of the fastest retreating glaciers in the world. It is located in the Brabazon Range of southeastern Alaska.
Aletsch Glacier
Aletsch Glacier, shown above carving through the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, is nearly 14 mi (23 km) in length making it the longest glacier in
Scratching out a Living on Ellesmere Island
The Oobloyah Valley on Ellesmere Island would probably not be the best place for a plant to set down roots.
Neutrino Detection leads to a new Picture of the Universe
The IceCube neutrino observatory, a special made telescope buried at the South Pol, has just detected extremely high-energy neutrinos. The elementary particles that originate outside
Pine Island Glacier Antarctica
An iceberg, the size of Singapore, that was part of the Pine Island Glacier is now separating from the Antarctica continent, in this MODIS image
Upsala Glacier Retreat
This photograph by an astronaut on the Space Station highlights the snout of the Upsala Glacier (49.88°S, 73.3°W) on the Argentine side of the North
Coastal Norway
Bird cries seem to claw at the bright summer sky. The birds themselves—puffins, gannets, gulls, guillemots—whirl in a tumult around the bluff islands rising from
Glacial Meltdown
Glaciers are supposed to advance or retreat at a glacial pace. Now they’re disappearing before our eyes. Ilulissat Ice Fjord, Greenland, 2008. Solid turns
Mega-Canyon discovered below Greenland’s ice sheet
A Mega 460 mile long Canyon, bigger than the Grand Canyon hidden for all of human history, has been discovered below Greenland’s ice sheet. Image
Amazing Skogafoss Waterfall
Skogafoss waterfall in southern Iceland is found on the clear, cold Skoga River, having as its source the nearby Eyjafjallajokull and Myrdalsjokull glaciers. Image ©
