The algae that grows on patches of ice in Antarctica alters the albedo — or the ice's reflectivity — enough to make the ...

For the first time, scientists have directly observed the melting underside of an Antarctic ice shelf, Earth.com reported. An ...

When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were ...

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The tiny ice inhabitants darken the glacier's surface, which can accelerate its melting. Glaciers are massive bodies of white ...

The surface of Mars is extremely cold, irradiated, and desiccated. But at one time, the planet was much warmer and wetter, ...

An overlooked Antarctic water system could raise sea levels by more than 2 meters by 2300, computer simulations show.

Gray whales, a signature of the Washington coast, are dying by the thousands, victims of declines in Arctic sea ice.

Over the past few decades, the polar bear population in Canada’s western Hudson Bay has dropped dramatically. Archer: “There’s about half as many polar bears there in recent years, compared to the ...

The record-breaking event took place on March 1 at Most Lake, with the water temperature recorded below 50°F. The attempt was ...

As India’s astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla heads to the International Space Station on the Axiom-4 mission, he won’t be alone — a ...

A team of polar scientists just kicked off a wild new project—trying to refreeze parts of the Arctic. Yep, you heard that ...