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Almost two-thirds of the world's population is affected by the monsoon—the annual arrival of intense rains in areas north and ...
For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ...
Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute traveled to the Arctic Sea to study the effects of climate change, and they say ...
Melting polar ice is slowing the Earth’s rotation, but not enough to offset an even greater acceleration caused by changes in ...
The dramatic loss of sea ice around Antarctica has occurred with the re-emergence of the Maud Rise polynya in the Weddell Sea ...
New research is challenging the ongoing debate about the Arctic's glacial past, suggesting that the region may never have ...
Contained in the new federal spending law formerly known as the "Big Beautiful Bill" is funding for 17 icebreakers, 21 cutters, more than 40 helicopters and six large patrol airplanes, Coast Guard ...
A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting ...
Scientific voyage to Antarctica reveals alarming consequences of summer sea ice loss on ecosystems and wildlife.
A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that increases in salinity in seawater ...
New research challenges the long-held belief that the Arctic Ocean was covered by a massive ice shelf during ice ages.
For decades, scientists believed the Arctic Ocean was sealed under a massive slab of ice during the coldest ice ages — but new research proves otherwise. Sediment samples from the seafloor, paired ...