Everyone knows that Earth is capable of providing beautiful, snowy landscapes, but it isn't unique in that. It snows on Mars, ...

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

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 ...

Scientists say glacier engineering could be a potential stopgap as the Earth passes a critical climate milestone. Others aren’t as convinced ...

The Arctic ice cap is composed mainly of sea ice ... in order to make more informed projections about the future of the Earth’s climate and chemistry. Polar marine ecosystems are particularly ...

A new study published in Communications Earth & Environment gives possible insight into the underprediction of sea ice ...

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

The Three Gorges Dam in China is often praised as a marvel of modern engineering, but according to NASA, this colossal ...

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 ...