Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading the datasets used to monitor the most rapidly ...

Though phytoplankton may grow more in warmer waters, stratification limits nutrients, reducing the fjords' long-term carbon ...

If all of Antarctica’s ice melted, our coastlines would be drastically altered. Fortunately, that’s not going to happen ...

Two new studies of the North and South Poles remind us that the global climate system remains unpredictable, defying ...

LEAP OF FAITHHundreds of emperor juveniles survived jumping into the sea from a 50-foot ice shelf last year ... a single pear-shaped egg early in the Antarctic winter when temperatures can ...

Imagine a world where all the land ice on Earth melts. It might sound like a scenario for a science fiction movie, but the ...

For those with wealth, a trip to Antarctica has become a popular choice, but writer Paul Oswell warns that visiting can be ...

Despite being overlooked down at the South Pole, Antarctica actually plays a large role in our world and you would notice if ...

Apr. 28, 2025 — Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires in many regions of the world. This is due partly to specific weather conditions -- known as fire weather -- that facilitate the ...

A giant hole has appeared in the sea ice of Antarctica and it's as big as Switzerland ... "This upwelling helps to explain how the sea ice might melt. But as sea ice melts this leads to a ...

“Ice sheets in Greenland and West Antarctica are still melting,” Yuan said. “We think the ice melting could enhance seafloor spreading and volcanism at nearby mid-ocean ridges in the future.” ...

Over the past two decades, satellite-based planetary observations have recorded rapid mass loss of Patagonian glaciers, ...