Norway's Svalbard polar bears are gaining significant weight and body fat despite rapid sea ice loss in the Barents Sea, ...

Researchers working on Kyrgyzstan's Adygene Glacier measured about 36 centimeters of ice loss in just 20 days.

Add one of the more signifiant Arctic cold spells in Philadelphia’s period of record, and the entire region has endured a white and wintry week rarely experienced around here. As of Friday morning, ...

As human activity grows in the Arctic, underwater noise is spreading through icy waters, disrupting how many animals ...

A team hopes to place instruments in the waters beneath the colossal Thwaites Glacier, with the help of a drill that uses hot ...

New studies show how algae grows on ice and snow, creating “dark zones” that exacerbate melting in the consequential region.

A population of bears in Norway’s Arctic is confounding scientists’ expectations, getting fatter and healthier even as the ...

In a warming world, the polar bear has become the unofficial mascot of ecological collapse. We’ve all seen the photos of ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) began icebreaking operations in the Southern Ocean in support of Operation ...

It’s often easier to blindfold ourselves or close our eyes to a looming catastrophe than to confront it, and nowhere is this ...

An expert said that the way the mammals are sustaining themselves is likely transient: 'it will be OK for a while, until it isn't.' ...

Their icy hunting grounds are rapidly shrinking, but polar bears in Norway's remote Svalbard archipelago have defied the odds ...