The winter growth period for sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is now over, with levels at a record low. The winter ice extent on ...

Arctic sea ice hit a historic low this winter, shrinking to the smallest extent ever recorded at its seasonal peak. NASA and ...

"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

In mid-January, a team of scientists were sailing aboard a research vessel in frigid Antarctic waters. They planned to investigate an unexplored section of the Bellingshausen Sea and the creatures ...

A young doctor was sent to a remote Arctic base during the Cold War, believing it was for scientific research. Decades later, he uncovered the hidden purpose behind his assignment. The truth behind ...

The left map shows the total melt days for the Antarctic Ice Sheet as of March 15, 2025. The middle map is a close up of the Antarctic Peninsula through the same time frame. The graph shows the daily ...

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Heavy snow is set to hit Scotland this week, as forecasters warn of a huge Arctic storm predicted to have an impact across the UK. Snowfall of 3-4cm per hour is expected to arrive on Friday, March 28 ...

Tom J. Battin is a professor of environmental sciences at the Alpine and Polar Environmental Research Centre, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. Nearly half of ...

Antarctica is more vulnerable than previously thought it has emerged, after the most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath its ice sheet was put together by a team of international scientists led ...

Millions of years ago, the Antarctic continent was a lush jungle. Millions of years from now, it may be jungle again. But for all of human history, Antarctica has been ice-covered and desolate.

Bedmap3 uncovers fresh details of Antarctica’s hidden landscape, from its ice-covered peaks to its deep valleys. Data by Pritchard, H., et al. (BAS) A new detailed map of Antarctica is set to ...