Greenland’s vast ice sheet is not just shrinking, it is rearranging the physics of the oceans around it. As the ice melts and ...

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

Dalhousie researchers have revealed how Arctic aquifers—permeable layers of the ground that store and transmit water to rivers, lakes and terrestrial ecosystems—behave today and how these vital ...

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

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

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Antarctic icefish have clear blood, no hemoglobin, and antifreeze proteins that let them survive freezing seas.

Greenland is warming fast, and its massive ice sheet contains enough fresh water to raise global sea levels by 23 feet.

Greek writer and philosopher Nikos Kazantzakis once said, “All my life, one of my greatest desires has been to travel, to see ...

This could also wreak havoc once bay water returns back to the ocean though drainage but leaves wet surfaces (roads that ...

In the tropics, the border between troposphere and stratosphere—the tropopause—sits at around 20km, far above any normal ...