Part of Pine Island Glacier collapsed several years ago, forming an unstable inlet where no ship had sailed. Until now.

Scientists have discovered there is more to Antarctica than meets the eye. A new map of the landscape beneath the frozen ...

Greenland and the Arctic’s recent conditions belie claims the climate of the Arctic region, is changing in a never before ...

Yet much about the landscape under the ice has been uncertain, because ground and air surveys are difficult in the region.

Seven thousand years ago, a major section of Greenland’s ice sheet disappeared entirely. New research confirms it will happen ...

For thousands of years, wildfires on Alaska’s North Slope were rare. That changed sharply in the 20th century, when warming ...

Abstract: Arctic sea ice mapping is vital for supporting marine navigation, climate monitoring, and efforts by northern communities to adapt to variable ice conditions. Automated mapping approaches ...

From orbit, much of Greenland appears seamless. A white expanse, unbroken, stretching across the map like a frozen shield.