NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite has reached an extraordinary milestone—2 trillion laser pulses fired from orbit. Since its launch ...

The National Science Foundation has fired workers at the office that manages polar research, raising fears about a reduced U.S. presence in two strategic regions. By Raymond Zhong Kelly Brunt wasn’t ...

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

This tilted axis is why Earth has seasons, and it creates the planet's three major climactic zones: the polar regions in the Arctic and Antarctic, the middle temperate zones, and the tropical regions.

A new study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences sheds light on the complex relationship between methane emissions ...

Research shows how Earth's climate suddenly warmed 10°C, transforming ecosystems and causing the worst mass extinction in history.

A polar vortex collapse is set to unleash harsh winter-like conditions across North America. A polar vortex is a large ...

Published in Communications Earth and Environment, a Nature journal, the study highlights the extreme variations in surface ...

As of now, water-ice on the Moon is understood to be present only in the polar regions, particularly under the craters where ...

At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers, and ...

Millions of Americans were hit with blustery blizzards last month when a polar vortex collapse ushered in below freezing ...