A pair of US researchers have developed a new model to tackle a deceptively simple problem: how a small block of ice melts ...

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — How much sea level rise will coastal communities have to contend with by the end of the century, and beyond? Melt from the Earth’s ice sheets is already contributing to flooding ...

Windblown dust delivers nutrients to algae on Greenland ice, darkening the surface and accelerating melting and sea level ...

Algae blooms are accelerating Greenland's ice melt, contributing significantly to runoff in the rapidly warming Arctic.

Ice-melting probes and thermal drilling technologies represent a sophisticated intersection of thermal engineering and planetary exploration. These technologies utilise controlled heating to melt ice, ...

A thin, watery layer coating the surface of ice is what makes it slick. Despite a great deal of theorizing over the centuries, though, it isn't entirely clear why that layer forms.