China's intensifying interest in the Arctic has aroused concerns in the US, which has been monitoring the progress of five ...

A new study published in Nature reveals 'evidence for rapid, interacting and sometimes self-perpetuating changes in the ...

Scientists are pushing the limits of research in the Polar regions, where the extreme cold, high winds and months of darkness ...

The Arctic is the fastest-warming place on Earth, resulting in hugely detrimental effects that extend far beyond the polar ...

Antarctic sea ice has been melting rapidly, and this, in addition to being a scientific concern, has become a concrete threat ...

New research warns Antarctic sea ice loss could prompt irreversible climate shifts – raising sea levels and reshaping ...

The decommissioning would leave the United States with no icebreaker to study the southern seas and cede scientific ...

Antarctica has long been seen as a remote, unchanging environment. Not any more. The ice-covered continent and the ...

A new study warns that irreversible changes happening in Antarctica, which are caused by climate change, could cause global oceans to rise by meters.

The Arctic Ocean is surrounded by land. The North Pole is located at sea level in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, while the South Pole is in the middle of the Antarctic continent at an altitude of ...

The study gathered data from observations, ice cores, and ship logbooks to chart long-term changes in the area of sea ice.

Rapid loss of Antarctic sea ice and its ripple effects Sea ice, the frozen layer of ocean water around Antarctica, has long acted as a shield that reflects sunlight back into space. But in recent ...