In a letter to his aunt Caroline Herschel, also an astronomer, he wrote, "I have been ... lines from the polar ice caps. Bringing water to the thirsty inhabitants of an aging planet that was ...

But as its many surface features attest, the red planet was once a warmer, wetter place with flowing water and glaciers. Today, most of the remaining water on the surface is largely confined to its ...

Multiple reports from international organizations and environmental experts, marking World Water Day, have raised alarms about the planet’s water security ... and melting polar ice caps. Time to ...

An international team of scientists said it's found a link between the melting of Arctic sea ice and weather in far-flung parts of the planet ... A Dutch startup has been working on a way to restore ...

This enormous stretch of terrain sits near the planet’s equator, exactly where smooth northern plains meet rugged southern highlands. Scientists have puzzled ... layered ice, and are similar to the ...

Astronomers have found a planet that orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around a rare pair of peculiar stars. This is the first time we have strong evidence for one of these 'polar planets' orbiting ...

Microbial communities feeding on geothermal methane seeps beneath the Antarctic ice sheet could resemble life-supporting ...

Greenland's ice is melting, opening new sea routes and yielding easier access to prized natural resources, writes Fred Hewett. The island has become a bellwether of global disruption driven by climate ...

BUT THE ICE IS MELTING. FAST. THE GREENLAND ICE CAP ... VESSEL HAS EVER BEEN. AMID THE CHANGE AND THE CONCERN THERE IS SPECTACULAR BEAUTY, BREATHTAKING VISTAS AND ABUNDANT WILDLIFE. POLAR BEARS ...

The newly discovered planet has a polar orbit, which is perpendicular to the plane in which the two stars are travelling. Polar planets around single stars had been found before, as well as polar ...