This video [0:25] adapted from KTOO takes a look at Earth's warming and cooling cycles and the current atypical trend of warming that is impacting the glaciers in Alaska's Inside Passage.

In this video segment [5:16] adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, scientists in western Greenland explain how a glacier there is shrinking and moving faster due to increased melting.

Why is the study of glaciers important? Glacial ice serves many functions that affect the entire Earth system, including regulating global moisture, temperature, and ocean salinity. Studying glaciers allow us to better understand how...

Glaciers in a remote part of Antarctica appear to be speeding up their slide towards the sea. We'll talk with a researcher trying to figure out why.