Rising temperatures are thought to reduce the number of ice crystals in clouds, leading to the formation of liquid-dominated clouds. However, a new study has found that Arctic warming is causing an ...

At the height of the Cold War in the 1950s, as the fear of nuclear Armageddon hung over American and Soviet citizens, ...

Continuously hotter summers and less sea ice are remaking the Arctic. Some researchers wonder what opportunities might appear ...

Many similar ice melting processes make the Alpine glaciers an important testing ground for Arctic research. Polar and ice ...

The Arctic frequently experiences temperatures that support the formation of mixed-phase clouds that contain supercooled ...

Greenland's ice melt is accelerating due to climate change, doubling extreme melt episodes and raising sea levels.

Polar bears are very closely related to brown bears, but have numerous key adaptations that help them survive in extreme ...

Ben Taub reports from the wilds of Norway. Plus: Donald Trump’s new “voodoo economics”; the continuing chaos at Columbia; and ...

At the height of the Cold War in the 1950s, as the fear of nuclear Armageddon hung over American and Soviet citizens, ...

Climate change is accelerating the melting of ice in Greenland at an alarming rate, with serious implications not only for the Arctic, but also for the global climate, including Europe. According to a ...

As surface air temperatures rise above 0°C, snow and ice cover melts, resulting in the appearance of snow/ice-free barren and vegetated areas. These newly exposed surfaces release increased amounts of ...

I witnessed both the agony and the ecstasy of the mystic Arctic landscape during the three-week expedition on a French ...