In the past, when West Antarctica melted, there was a rapid uptick in onshore geological activity in the area.

Often referred to as the one of the last places in the world with year-round sea ice, the waterways around Queen Elizabeth ...

The continent’s ice is melting and raising sea levels worldwide. Our journalists will be sending regular dispatches as they ...

Recent research has led scientists to new conclusions about the fastest melting glacier in Antarctica. Some are reassuring, ...

Melting sea ice is a global issue with far-reaching consequences. As the Arctic and Antarctic are losing ice faster than expected, experts are noticing damaging ripple effects. Sea ice forms on the ...

As the Arctic melts and people spend more time there, defining our relationship to sea ice becomes more necessary.

A research team led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) scholars has discovered a significant ...

Hidden beneath the pristine white surface of Antarctica and Greenland lies an invisible crisis. While most people imagine ice melts from the top down when warmed by sun and air, the reality is far ...

It's about as remote as it gets, yet what happens in the Southern Ocean near Antarctica impacts all of us. And what's going on down there? Over the past few years, researchers have discovered dramatic ...

Dartmouth oceanographer Yoshihiro Nakayama created a high-resolution model to study the melting of two glaciers in western ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

The waters around the Queen Elizabeth Islands and western Tuvaijuittuq have long remained a mystery for scientists. But in ...