The Antarctic winter sea ice maximum is on track to be the second lowest on record, at 17.15 million square km² (6.62 million mi²), close to the 2023 record low of 16.96 million km² (6.55 million mi²) ...

More than 3,600 meters beneath the Arctic Ocean, scientists have stumbled onto a hidden world that should not, by ...

Expedition cruises to the icy wilds of the Arctic and Antarctica often come with steep fares. Not all sailings cost the same, though. Much like traditional ocean cruising, there are a range of ...

Ice sheets covering both the Arctic and Antarctic could melt more quickly than expected this century, according to two studies that blend computer modeling with paleoclimate records. Led by scientists ...

Arctic sea ice retreated to near-historic lows in the Northern Hemisphere this summer, likely melting to its minimum extent for the year on Sept.11, 2024, according to researchers at NASA and the ...

ANTARCTICA (WKRC) - Scientists determined that the Arctic entered a "new regime" due to the effects of climate change, resulting in more extreme conditions on the surface and the continued melting of ...

Earth’s poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees (30 ...

ST. LOUIS – Scientists are pushing the limits of research in the Polar regions, where the extreme cold, high winds and months of darkness make it one of the harshest environments on Earth. Research ...

Ice Sheet Records Surprising Mass Gain Between 2021 and 2023, the Antarctic Ice Sheet gained mass at an average rate of ...

OSLO (Reuters) - Both Antarctica and the Arctic are getting less icy because of global warming, scientists said on Thursday in a study that extends evidence of man-made climate change to every ...