A big chunk of Greenland's ice cap, estimated to be some 110 square kilometres has broken off in the Arctic. Scientists say it is evidence of rapid climate change described in a new study that ...

According to a recent snapshot from NASA, two ice caps in Nunavut have fully disappeared. Scientists predicted this would happen. In 1982, then graduate student Mark Serreze, visited the St ...

Alejandro Gómez Pazo has no relevant ties to declare beyond his academic appointment. The fieldwork campaigns mentioned in this article were carried out by the ANTALP (Antarctic, Arctic, Alpine ...

Jagged ice crystals can shred cell membranes and other vital biological machinery. Many plants and animals simply succumb to the cold at winter’s onset, willing their seeds or eggs to spawn a ...

In Ny-Ålesund, north-west Svalbard, the air temperature average for February 2025 was -3.3°C/26°F, and reached a maximum of 4.7°C/40.4°F. This is much higher than the 1961-2001 average for ...

Meanwhile, vegetation emerged through the melting snow and ice, displaying 'green hues' typically associated with spring and summer.