Polar bears are among the planet's most iconic symbols of cold climate adaptation. They boast a thick layer of blubber, ...

As new sea passages open up, the commercial and defence possibilities are becoming irresistible. To take advantage, America desperately needs ships ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — A small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome was located ...

In 2016, nearly 200 world leaders pledged to do everything possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Since ...

The opening up of the polar region has become such a pressing issue that a new Arctic ministerial policy group - spanning ...

All of these changes, we can plot them and if we look exponentially, we see catastrophic effects in the next few years, ...

In this Special Issue of Science, 3 Reviews and a Policy Forum highlight research on Earth's frozen places – from the Arctic to the Antarctic – and ...

The ice extent in January was down 498,000 square miles compared to the 1981 to 2010 average. That means the Arctic is now ...

Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

Whether strolling the backstreets of Paris or spotting mesmerising wildlife in the Amazon, these destinations are made for ...

A decrease in pressure ridges over the past 3 decades is making the ice more uniform, with unclear consequences.