Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river level begins to rise rapidly, it's a sign that Suicide Basin, a small ...

Scientists spent the first weeks of the year on an expedition to Antarctica to study Thwaites Glacier, which is melting at an alarming rate. If it breaks apart entirely, it could push up global sea ...

We all know children’s movies can vary wildly in quality (not that quality really matters when you’re a kid, of course). Thankfully, Netflix carries movies for kids from the wildly irreverent to the ...

Investing can help children learn about growing wealth and setting aside money for short- and long-term goals. Deciding with them what their goal is — investing for a college education, retirement or ...

The future of one of Antarctica's most iconic glaciers could be far more dramatic than scientists previously thought. Using satellite calibrated ice sheet models, a team of researchers from the ...

Bank accounts aren't usually described as "scary," but tell a parent that their kid has a debit card granting them unfettered access to the family funds and watch ...

Easter baskets are the Christmas stockings of spring, and there’s an art to stuffing them with a mix of delightful surprises and practical goodies without spending a gazillion dollars. So I’ve ...

If you want to learn more about human history, you can turn to written records or archaeological artifacts or huge chunks of ice. That's right. Glaciers and other kinds of ice can store clues that ...