The polar vortex’s icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison.

Researchers have discovered numerous tiny ice quakes occurring deep within Greenland's ice streams. These quakes contribute ...

New research reveals that ice algae can store nutrients which may enable them to colonize more of the ice sheet, darkening and melting it.

Glaciers are huge white ice masses that can reflect a lot of sunlight. However, especially where the glaciers are not covered ...

A groundbreaking new study provides the first consistent global picture of glacier decline since 2000, revealing that ...

Two bands of radiation called the Van Allen belts encircle Earth. After a May 2024 solar superstorm, two more showed up between those belts.

Sea ice loss has far-reaching effects on the planet because the ice helps regulate Earth’s climate, influences global weather patterns, and affects ocean circulations. Sea Ice Today began as a way to ...

A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in ...

While congress talks about "Red, White and Blueland," Florida researchers view Greenland as a rich source of scientific clues.

The rocket-powered Gracie will conduct five hops during its short lunar stay, including one into the depths of a shadowy ...

We celebrate 11 of the most beautiful mountains in the world: from the Alaskan wilds and remote Greenland to the giants of ...

This isn’t what scientists usually imagine is going on inside the deep piles of ice that cover Earth’s polar regions ... Or ...