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Most summers, the polar jet stream retreats northward into Canada and weakens considerably, leaving the continental U.S. with ...

New research shows that warm ocean currents triggered a rapid collapse of part of East Antarctica’s ice sheet 9,000 years ago, offering clues about future sea level rise.

Times journalists are accompanying a group of scientists on an arduous, weekslong trip to study a key glacier in Antarctica.

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

Central to this quest is the Emirates Polar Programme, which puts Emirati scientists at the forefront of international ...

Congressional critics have called for action to close an Arctic region “icebreaker gap” with Russia and China.

A team of IMAS scientists is gearing up for a 56-day journey to uncover the secrets of a previously unexplored part of ...

“These cruises take you to places you can’t go otherwise, either because the ships are small and can get into smaller ports, ...

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

While the Cape certainly has plenty of fireworks, festivals and parties planned to ring in 2026, the region also hosts a ...