The flow of ice at Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica has sped up dramatically due to the disintegration of the ice shelf in front of it, and this could lead to faster sea level rise ...

Melting ice from West Antarctica once delivered huge amounts of iron to the Southern Ocean, but algae growth did not increase as expected. Researchers found the iron was in a form that marine life ...

Against the backdrop of Arctic warming, polar bears in Norway’s far north are gaining fat and feeding on new prey—a testament ...

Findings suggest this part of Greenland is highly sensitive to modest warming, with implications for future retreat.

Arctic sea ice has large effects on the global climate. By cooling the planet, Arctic ice impacts ocean circulation, ...

Some tropical land regions may warm more dramatically than previously predicted, as climate change progresses, according to a ...

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