DUBAI – As the morning sun bakes the orange dunes of the UAE desert, a man lowers himself into a tinkling tub of ice. Weathering such extreme discomfort is an attempt to boost the body’s immunity and ...

At least twice in Earth's history, nearly the entire planet was encased in a sheet of snow and ice. These dramatic "Snowball Earth" events occurred in quick succession, somewhere around 700 million ...

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Bell County roadways were blanketed with snow and ice for nearly a week when Winter Storm Uri hit the region last year — causing extreme freezing conditions that disrupted electricity supplies, burst ...

Melting Antarctic ice reveals rocky peaks that release iron, which drifts into the ocean and helps tiny plants absorb carbon ...

New research suggests that changes occurring in Antarctica could play a surprising role in supporting Earth’s natural ability ...

At the end of the Eocene epoch, permanent ice cover developed over Antarctica as the Earth began to cool from greenhouse warmth. Sediment records off the Antarctic coast show spikes in weathering rate ...

As the morning sun bakes the orange dunes of the UAE desert, a man lowers himself into a tinkling tub of ice. Weathering such extreme discomfort is an attempt to boost the body's immunity and connect ...

Global ice ages may have been triggered by sharp declines in incoming sunlight, research finds. At least twice in Earth's history, nearly the entire planet was encased in a sheet of snow and ice.