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A major glacier in northwest Greenland is interacting with the ocean tides, scientists reported Monday, resulting in previously unaccounted-for melting and potentially faster sea level rise.

Daily tides stoked with increasingly warmer water ate a hole taller than the Washington Monument at the bottom of one of Greenland’s major glaciers in the last couple years, accelerating the retreat of a crucial part of the glacier, a new study found.

A group of researchers from the University of California, Irvine and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have uncovered a surprising new way in which ice and the ocean interact.

Their research aims to do everything from help develop better, green electric car batteries to studying eye disease.

Didn’t get a chance to watch the takeover series? Here’s an overview of the Earth Month 2023 takeovers at the UCI School of Physical Sciences.

As Earth’s climate warms, glaciers and ice sheets are retreating, cracking, and adding to sea level rise at record speeds.

Nine fields of advanced study place in nation’s top 20 among public universities.  

Unearthing oceanic climate data through carbon dating.

A new study shows an ancient ice sheet retreated at a startling 2,000 feet per day, shedding light on how quickly ice in Antarctica could melt and raise global sea levels in today’s warming world.

Fossil radiocarbon measurements show effect on CO2 uptake, carbon storage and climate.

UCI hosts first in-person Science Olympiad since onset of COVID-19 pandemic.

UC Irvine-led study found northern-latitude forest fires to be the highest source.