Antarctica’s glacier retreated at an unprecedented speed, shrinking 25 kilometers in just 15 months. Find out how.

Scientists at Utrecht University in the Netherlands have identified a remarkable way the Gulf Stream could be saved - but ...

Antarctica has long been treated as a frozen constant, a white backdrop to the planet’s climate drama rather than its main ...

When ice freezes and melts, it creates vortices that drag warmer waters from the depths to the surface, where they eat away ...

The Sikuliaq will support three research projects starting in early January.

Recent satellite images from NASA’s Earth Observatory reveal a concerning trend: Antarctic sea ice has reached its ...

When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ...

Recent satellite images from NASA’s Earth Observatory reveal a shocking decline in Antarctic sea ice, hitting its ...

There are several frozen moons in our solar system, orbiting the gas giants. Some of them, despite having temperatures that would make Antarctica feel tropical, have liquid water under the surface.

Melting Antarctic ice reveals rocky peaks that release iron, which drifts into the ocean and helps tiny plants absorb carbon ...

The research vessel Sikuliaq will begin a long journey to Antarctica this week, marking a new era for the Seward-based ship and its crew. The ship, which has been owned by the U.S. National Science ...