This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, according to data released by the US National ...

Everyone knows Antarctica is cold and icy, but what's underneath the ice has been a mystery. Scientists used six decades' ...

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

For the first time, researchers have collected detailed measurements of water vapor high above the surface of the Greenland ...

Arctic sea ice has likely reached its maximum extent for the year, at 14.33 million square kilometers (5.53 million square ...

Melting ice is revealing new coastal zones in the Arctic, but while this new landscape might fuel speculation about natural ...

Scientists using a submersible robot discovered patterns under the Antarctic ice that have never been seen before by humans.

The fossil footprints at White Sands National Park have completely rewritten the history of human migration into the Americas. Find out why!

Credit: Tom Chudley, Durham University Crevasses in the Greenland Ice Sheet are expanding faster than previously thought. Between 2016 and 2021, cracks at the edge of the sheet grew much larger ...

As the planet heats up and Antarctica’s ice sheet melts at a faster pace, scientists warn of a steady rise in sea levels that could put coastal communities at risk. Home to enough frozen water to ...

A study led by Durham University analyzed 8,000 3D surface maps of the Greenland Ice Sheet that were captured using satellite imagery. Researchers found that between 2016 and 2021, crevasses — or ...