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

Rutgers' research reveals the widespread presence of mercury pollution in Earth’s polar regions. In 1962, environmentalist ...

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

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

Explorers Amazed by Thriving Marine Life on Seafloor That Was Exposed After Massive Iceberg Calved From Antarctic Ice Sheet ...

Extremely low sea ice levels in the Arctic and Antarctica signal a "new normal" that may accelerate global warming and ...

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

Satellite data reveal a link between the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere and rates of Antarctic sea ice loss in recent years.

Almost a century after the colossal squid was first discovered, a juvenile was filmed and photographed in its natural habitat ...

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A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck far off southwest Australia on Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued. The epicenter was in the Indian Ocean 2,069 kilometers (1,283 miles) southwest of Albany ...