Scientists have long opposed polar geoengineering. Some now believe it will be necessary.

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

An economist and an environmental law expert explain why a tax is more palatable to the industry and better for the public than regulation. Understanding sea ice loss requires expensive and difficult ...

At the edge of Antarctica, a small cluster of tents and drilling rigs has appeared on a slab of ice that may not survive the ...

The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced an award of more than $7.3 million to support four interdisciplinary research projects ...

Arctic air is expected to spill into the Carolinas this week, setting the stage for possible snow this coming weekend.

Greenland, which has been prominently in the news in recent days, hosts a vast ice sheet. If it melts, it will become one of ...

Meteorologists warn that a stretched polar vortex could bring severe winter weather to much of the United States ...

The remnants of ice attached to the coast offer astounding insights into the climate history of past millennia. An ...

The findings potentially solve the paradox of how liquid water seems to have persisted on Mars even when the climate grew too cold.

The Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers, located in the Amundsen Sea sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS), are among the fastest-melting glaciers on Earth. Together, they are losing ice more ...

After 10 days with only the open ocean and the occasional iceberg at our sides, sailing into the sea ice felt like crossing into a whole new realm. By Raymond Zhong Reporting from the icebreaker Araon ...