Californians have long dreaded the 'Big One'. But growing fears of a deadly earthquake are no longer confined to just the ...

Sea ice in the Antarctic has dropped to a near-record low, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.

Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...

Researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around Antarctica.

It’s either us or Argentina, says a Telegraph report dreaming about a ‘glorious British repurposing’ of the bottom of the Earth. One legal catch with this argument? The icy south has never been ...

See the new exhibit on the Great Lakes and explore the historic Mather’s cargo holds, pilot house, guest quarters, and engine ...

Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume, known as the "Galapagos of Russia." However, the unusual body ...

During a voyage off the east coast of Africa, researchers collected detailed measurements of massive swirling currents that ...

Ecosystems in the Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, are under threat from climate change. The area's ...

Esther Jacobs smelled murder on the water. As the pungent odor of shark liver filled the air and an oily sheen spread across ...