When visiting Godrevy beach on the north Cornish coast, most people look out to sea at the lighthouse, surfers and seals rather than the cliffs behind. But these cliffs hold a history of past climate ...

Ancient coral fossils from the remote Seychelles islands have unveiled a dramatic warning for our future—sea levels can rise in sudden, sharp bursts even when global temperatures stay steady. Coastal ...

The 10km wide Petermann Fjord in northern Greenland. The author’s icebreaker ship is a small dot in the middle. The cliffs on either side are a kilometre high. In the distance is the ‘ice tongue’ of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. So it’s alarming then that in many of the most populated parts of the world, we’ve been significantly underestimating the level of ...

Understanding what happens beneath Greenland helps explain how its vast ice sheet moves, melts, and reshapes the planet. A new study offers a clearer picture of the hidden heat deep below the island ...

A lone surfer stands knee-deep in ocean water during a king tide event in Laguna Beach, California. This photo was submitted to the California Coastal Commission on Nov. 6. (Courthouse News via ...

Beneath the great, white expanse of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, a mysterious realm of streams and lakes lies out of sight. Much about this hidden water world remains poorly understood. But a new study ...

The Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers, located in the Amundsen Sea sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS), are among the fastest-melting glaciers on Earth. Together, they are losing ice more ...

Ed Gasson receives funding from The Royal Society and the Natural Environment Research Council. When visiting Godrevy beach on the north Cornish coast, most people look out to sea at the lighthouse, ...