Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it ...

Arctic communities have long been noticing changes in the sea ice across Alaska, with ice setting up later most years and proving less dependable throughout the winter many years. The impacts have ...

An expert discusses the many ways that Alaska's arctic sea ice melt is affecting the lives of those who live in the area.

According to climate scientists, record levels of Arctic ice in 2025 could increase cold spells in the United States and ...

The study was conducted on the Dotson Ice Shelf, located on a floating extension of Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier.

Scientists for years have alluded to this outcome occurring once ice caps fully melt during summer, potentially prompting an ...

Algae skate through Arctic sea ice, thriving in subzero cold and revealing new secrets about survival in extreme polar environments.

The extent of sea ice blanketing the Arctic this winter fell to the lowest level on record, researchers announced this week, an ominous signal about the effects of climate change in the world’s ...

A newly discovered mechanism for the flow and freezing of ice sheet meltwater could improve estimates of sea level rise around the globe. Researchers have found a new mechanism that explains the ...

Meltwater streaming across the top of the Greenland ice sheet. A study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin examines the flow and freezing of meltwater within old snow on the ice ...