A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t ...

The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by ...

During the winters of 2016 and 2017, Antarctica's onlookers were delivered a huge surprise. A massive gap in the Weddell Sea, ...

Ice loss in Antarctica and its impact on the planet—sea level rise, changes to ocean currents and disturbance of wildlife and ...

Every year, weather enthusiasts eagerly watch and wait for signs that the polar vortex, a mass of cold air spinning around the Arctic, might meander south, sending cold and snow into the lower ...

A new study challenges the idea that climate change is behind the erratic wintertime behavior of the polar jet stream, the ...

Earth’s major climate goal is too warm for the polar ice sheets, study says If Earth stays at its current levels of warming — below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius — polar ice ...

If you looked at the churning clouds near Jupiter’s pole, they appear like ocean currents on Earth — as if you’re looking at small edges and meandering fronts in the Baltic Sea.

Melting sea ice is drastically impacting seal populations, experts warned today. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, state legislature, CFD news ...

The new study of Antarctic seals shows that environmental conditions, namely melting sea ice due to increasing temperatures, are leading to a "concerning" and severe decline in their populations ...