A study in Nature Geoscience reveals that changes in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) closely tracked marine algae growth ...

Scientists studying ancient ocean sediments discovered a surprising link between the shrinking of West Antarctica’s ice and the Southern Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide.

A long-debated platinum spike in Greenland ice is best explained by volcanic activity rather than a cosmic impact, reshaping ideas about what triggered the Younger Dryas cooling. An unusual platinum ...

Meltwater is scrambling chemical signals in mountain glaciers, pushing scientists to store fragile ice cores in Antarctica.

Scientists have long opposed polar geoengineering. Some now believe it will be necessary.

The coldest place on Earth isn’t just chilly, it’s cold enough to freeze your breath solid before it leaves your […] ...

Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden below the vast ice sheet blanketing Antarctica, uncovering an exuberant landscape of mountains, canyons, valleys and plains ...

Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey and South Korea have reached one of the most remote and least studied parts of ...

Greek writer and philosopher Nikos Kazantzakis once said, “All my life, one of my greatest desires has been to travel, to see ...

Astronomers may have discovered a new Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a Sunlike star just 146 light-years away. Before you ...

What especially concerns scientists is the iceberg's striking blue color. NASA researchers said that hue comes from meltwater pooling on the surface. Sunlight passing through the waterlogged ice ...

A flat earth documentary claims Antarctica is an ice wall surrounding the planet. This video explains why the claim fails ...