Polar ice regions are as crucial to Earth’s systems and can give us vital information about the future of the planet.

The frozen layers of Earth’s permafrost have long been a mystery, hiding secrets from thousands of years ago. Climate change, ...

One of these remarkable places is the Arctic Coastal Plain. Whale bone pile, Wainwright, Alaska. Over a decade ago, our ...

The polar and cold regions comprise the Arctic, Antarctica, high altitude areas, as well as the global permafrost regions. Even though they are only sparsely populated, the polar and cold regions play ...

Permafrost is the hidden frozen “glue” – a layer formed by ice, rock and soil – that holds icy northern landscapes together.

The domino effect of melting permafrost extends far beyond polar regions. Increased greenhouse gas emissions play a key role in warming global temperatures, displacing weather patterns ...

As permafrost laced with buried ice thaws ... the surface around Cherskiy had not iced up at all during the long dark polar night. That was unheard of: January in Siberia is so brutally cold ...

We knew that was saying something—Skog had been navigating polar waters for four decades ... writer Craig Welch reports in “Arctic permafrost is thawing fast. That affects us all.” ...

The rugged topography and less permeable sediment in glacial landscapes could also explain why lakes in glaciated and unglaciated regions react to permafrost thaw differently, the researchers say.

Because of the permafrost, houses can’t be built on the ground as the heat would melt the frozen ground, so all the buildings are on stilts. Polar regions are becoming increasingly attractive ...