Ice is crucial to sustain life on Earth. The polar ice caps not only keep the Earth cool, but they reflect as much as 70% of sunlight into space, even more than the oceans. But, as the veil of ...

New 3D maps of the Greenland Ice Sheet show how huge cracks in the ice that accelerate melting expanded between 2016 and 2021 ...

Scientists have some novel ideas to save the ice caps. Here are the most out-of-the-box suggestions - Scientists say glacier ...

What the visiting journalists weren’t told—nor were many of the soldiers living at the station, which could house up to ...

A new paper reveals what lies ahead for the fastest-warming region on Earth. In 2024, the global average air temperature ...

The sea ice cap grows during the cold Arctic winters and shrinks when temperatures climb again, but over the last three decades, satellites have observed a 13% decline per decade in the summertime ...

The polar dance ... are putting a cap on our winter temperatures." That could all change and accelerate warmer winter temperatures in the U.S., he said, depending on where the ice melt takes ...

Investment in Pituffik has been inconsistent, however, and its importance has waned since the Cold War. Renewed attention to ...

In 2016, nearly 200 world leaders pledged to do everything possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Since ...

Polar bears Christmas is a winter holiday in northern countries, which is why cold weather animals like polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are often associated with the festive season.

The 'Last Ice Area' is expected to be the final place in the Arctic where ice persists all year round even as our planet warms up – but a new study suggests the region, and the ecosystem that relies ...