Researchers tagging juvenile sharks have confirmed where these youngsters spend the first year of their lives.

The Scottish wildcat, an adorable yet fierce native cat species, may disappear within the next few years.

Become an expert in knowing what birds are saying by studying these common species.

These plants are surprisingly common, yet just one taste — or even a touch — will send you to the hospital.

Wisdom the albatross is amazing at 68 years old and still raising babies.

Romeo the Sehuencas water frog desperately needed a girlfriend and a team of researchers found her along with several others.

New Mexico's coyote-killing contest ban does not outlaw the killing of coyotes by hunters or ranchers who are protecting their livestock.

Listening to birds reveals a lot about what's happening around you, including what other wildlife is roaming nearby!

The Irish countryside is a patchwork quilt of green, as this photo of Roughgrange, a farm located next to the prehistoric Newgrange monument shows.

These brightly colored beetles come together in huge groups, but it's not just to cuddle.

These small horses were thought to be the only truly wild horse species left on the planet and have a fascinating history.

From tallest to heaviest, these are the biggest breeds of dog found around the globe.

It may sound like a good idea for the environment, but refilling a plastic water bottle may not be a good idea.

World Bank backs desperate attempt to restore a glacier in Peru using nothing more than whitewash.

Searchers attempt to find the flyers, who crashed in Greenland in 1942, before they disappear into the sea.

A huge, emerging crack has been discovered in one of Antarctica's glaciers, with a NASA plane mission providing the first-ever detailed airborne measurements of

In mere days this June, a glacial lake in the Himalayas lost the equivalent of 42 Olympic-size swimming pools of water and then slowly refilled. And for the fir

Scientists took 1,445 photos of Chile's Jorge Montt glacier between 2010 and 2011, creating a time-lapse video of its dramatic retreat.

Greenland's ice sheet is on the move, with new images showing its glaciers moving 30 percent faster than they were a decade ago. Greenland and Antarctica are ho

A set of 80-year-old photographs discovered in a basement archive reveals the remarkable sensitivity of Greenland's glaciers to climate change, according to a n

Austria's Pasterze Glacier is quickly disappearing, but thanks to this giant, super-zoomable photo, at least you can see it up close before it's gone.

A giant flood of Arctic meltwater may have triggered an ancient 1,200-year-long chill nicknamed the "Big Freeze," the last major cold age on Earth, a new study

The prominent rift that opened up last in year in Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier has widened and filled with snow, according to NASA.

While the Greenland Ice Sheet has been known to be gradually melting over the years, new evidence shows that certain areas are thinning faster than others.

Nearly 700 feet (more than 200 meters) under the Svartisen glacier in northern Norway, researchers are huddled together underground.

The glaciers of the Andes Mountains have retreated at an unprecedented rate in the past three decades.

A tourist was able to photograph the epic collapse of Patagonian ice bridge Perito Moreno into an icy lake below.

Scientists used computer models to predict how the glaciers would respond to future climate change, and the results were not reassuring.

NASA's newest rover won't be exploring another planet, but will take a look at part of our own.

The world's glaciers lost 260 gigatons of water each year between 2003 and 2009, making them responsible for almost a third of sea-level rise.

As global warming causes glaciers to retreat, long-dormant plants could be reborn.

Examining layers of offshore sediment can provide insight into the link between glaciers and climate change.

A massive iceberg, larger than the city of Chicago, broke off of Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier.

Bigger surface melts in recent years are softening the interior of the ice like a stick of butter.

Typically thought of as a tropical climate pattern, the influence of La Niña spreads as far as Antarctica.

The disintegration of a giant Antarctic ice shelf that had been stable for millennia was caused by a chain reaction of lakes draining on top of the ice.

New research proves that the Peruvian glacier is shrinking due to climate change.

The last bulwark to fall in Greenland's battle against rising temperatures is the northeast corner of the Greenland Ice Sheet.

Titled 'Bigger Than Life,' a new short video explores Alaskan ice caves with a GoPro-toting drone.

Researchers who have analyzed satellite images of the icy region suggest that the glaciers' acceleration may be cause for concern.

Buried thousands of feet under Summit, the highest point on Greenland's ice sheet, is a soil born before humans ever walked on Earth.

Icebergs that tumble into the ocean are the source of unusual "earthquakes" recorded at Alaskan glaciers.

About half of the surface warming that's helping shrink Greenland's glaciers is due to temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

The recently completed catalog will help researchers understand the effects of climate change and address water issues of local communities.

Antarctica is a land of ice. But dive below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and you'll find fire as well, in the form of subglacial volcanoes.

Greenpeace was trying to film mountain scenery at Glacier National Park, but a curious marmot had other ideas.

These caves may be beautiful, but they are often unstable and dangerous to explore due to persistent glacial motion and melting.

The vast ice sheet covering Greenland could melt more quickly in the future than existing models predict.

Greenland is famous for its massive glaciers, but the region was relatively free of ice until about 2.7 million years ago.

The discovery of two large lakes hidden beneath Greenland's ice suggests that climate change now cuts all the way to the bottom of the ice sheet.