As the world heats up, vast numbers of microbes frozen in vast amounts of ice are set to thaw. We must prepare ...

Melting ice in the Arctic and Antarctic is putting incredible pressure on animals like polar bears, penguins, seals, and ...

Satellite data reveal a link between the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere and rates of Antarctic sea ice loss in recent years.

Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading ...

But beneath Antarctica’s frozen landscape, volcanoes quietly shape Earth's climate in surprising ways. Recent scientific studies reveal that melting ice sheets in West Antarctica might trigger ...

Melting glaciers 10,000 years ago sped up continental drift and volcanic activity, a process that could repeat as modern ice ...

While the Statue of Liberty may not be submerged, low-lying places like Ellis Island could be underwater. By 2100, sea-level ...

A massive hole appeared in Antarctica's sea ice in 2017. This happened near Maud Rise, an underwater mountain. Scientists ...

As autumn settled over Antarctica, sea ice began its seasonal return, with NASA capturing striking images of new growth in ...

New research suggests melting ice sheets are warming global temperatures which may speed up continental drift, creating ...