Deep in West Antarctica lies the Thwaites Glacier — known to scientists as the “Doomsday Glacier.” It’s one of the largest ...

By Gloria Dickie Thwaites Glacier rises above the Amundsen Sea in the Antarctic, a towering white cliff abutting cerulean waters. Roughly the size of Great Britain and spanning 120 kilometers (80 ...

Antarctica's so-called "doomsday glacier" -- nicknamed because of its high risk of collapse and threat to global sea level -- has the potential to rapidly retreat in the coming years, scientists say, ...

Scientists are beginning to take clear sides on whether or not to use human-made interventions to preserve polar ice, such as ...

A review of the five main methods proposed for cooling down the poles or slowing the loss of ice concludes they are all wildly impractical, wouldn't work, or both ...