Sea ice melt is not a significant contributor to sea level rise, but its contribution is not nothing, either. Sea ice is ...

Modified floating wood could seed the formation ... The loss of ice leads to a vicious cycle; because the exposed water is darker than ice, it absorbs more of the sun’s… Receive a weekly ...

It is a world cut off from our own by thick blankets of floating ice, but some scientists are taking the plunge to learn how these frozen depths are changing.

Underneath Antarctica’s endless sheets of ice lies a hidden world of deep valleys, towering peaks, and sprawling plains. For ...

If an object is more dense than water it will sink when placed in water, and if it is less dense than water it will float. Density is a characteristic property of a substance and doesn’t depend on the ...