Almost 90% of Antarctica's land is covered in a thick layer of ice — around 1.3 miles (2.2 kilometers) deep, on average — and it's been that way for around 34 million years. Yet researchers have only ...

Studying what is happening in the Arctic is vital. Scientists launch $23 million Arctic mission to uncover what's hidden ...

A 1550 square km (963 sq mi.) iceberg, designated A81 broke off Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf. A time-lapse of the 'calving ...

Arctic climate shifts are accelerating, impacting temperature, sea ice, and regional ecosystems significantly.

Purple pigmentation in a diverse array of algae absorbs heat and creates a feedback loop responsible for 2% of total daily ...

Scientists worry as services that provided detailed and historic information about sea ice, snowpack, glaciers, and other ...

Snow cover duration was just above the twenty-fifth percentile of the 25-year satellite record. Snow albedo, also known as snow brightness, started low in early April and decreased throughout the ...

For further information, please see our April Arctic sea ice extent averaged 13.91 million square kilometers (5.37 million ...

From 2021 to 2023, ice mass in East Antarctica particularly showed signs of recovery. However, scientists still say it may ...