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Bayfield, Prince Edward Island

Confederation Bridge

This engineering marvel is the longest bridge in Canada and one of the longest spans in the world.
Siachen Glacier.
India / Pakistan

Siachen Glacier

This disputed mass of ice is home to the highest battleground on Earth.
Oblique view of Himalayan landscape captured by a KH-9 HEXAGON satellite on December 20, 1975, on the border between eastern Nepal and Sikkim, India.
glaciers

How Old Spy Satellites Helped Scientists Peek In on Shrinking Himalayan Glaciers

Declassified reconnaissance images to the rescue.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 19, 2019
Newfoundland and Labrador

Iceberg Alley

Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.
Getting to an answer involved collecting data with floating sensors that drifted beneath the ice.
science

What's Up With Those Deep Gashes in Antarctic Ice?

Researchers just got a closer look.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 13, 2019
The Lake Michigan crucifix under water and ice.
Petoskey, Michigan

Lake Michigan Crucifix

Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.
Ibi, Spain

Pozo de Nieve Roundabout

A replica of the ice houses that once formed the basis of a local ice cream industry sits proudly in the middle of traffic.
New Orleans, Louisiana

Hansen's Sno-Bliz Snoballs

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.
What a cool jacket.
animals

Emperor Penguins Always Wear Warm Coats

They need 'em in order to weather the coldest desert on Earth.
Jessica Leigh Hester April 24, 2019
Low shrubs influenced by cave microclimate.
Pine Bush, New York

Ellenville Fault Ice Caves

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.
Lycksele, Sweden

Lycksele Ice Pillar

This small town's local tradition is to create the world's tallest ice pillar.
A green iceberg looking a bit like pickle brine in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, on February 16, 1985.
oceans

Icebergs Can Be Surprisingly Colorful

Scientists have a new theory about why they sometimes look like frosty green gemstones.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 11, 2019
The frozen mountain made its way inland.
lakes

What Is an 'Ice Shove'?

“This is an impressive display of the power of wind and water!”
Jessica Leigh Hester February 26, 2019
A close-up view of the rift separating Pine Island Glacier and iceberg B-46, as seen on an Operation IceBridge flight on November 7, 2018.
glaciers

This Glacier Is Losing Ice Faster Than Any Other in Antarctica

Pine Island Glacier calved icebergs in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018—and now, another one is getting ready to break free.
Shaena Montanari February 11, 2019
That's one groovy drumlin.
deserts

These Namibian Hills Are Holdovers From an Ice Age

They reveal that ice was once speeding through southern Africa.
Matthew Taub February 6, 2019
Geese will probably be fine.
animals

How Will Chicago's Birds Weather the Polar Vortex?

Here's how the region's avian residents will survive the cold snap.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 30, 2019
The ice bridge was formed from shards dozens of feet thick.
waterfalls

A Century Ago, 3 People Met Their Deaths Gawking at the Frozen Niagara Falls

Stay off the ice bridge.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 22, 2019
The huge ice disk dwarfs a nearby parking garage.
nature

A Giant Ice Disk Has Formed on a River in Maine

Our heads are spinning.
Evan Nicole Brown January 15, 2019