Antarctica gained ice between 2021 and 2023, driven by heavy snowfall. But scientists say the growth is temporary and does ...

Satellite imagery has revealed a yet-to-be-explained rise in the Southern Ocean's salinity. It could be a key factor in the decline of the region's sea ice.

East Antarctica is the largest ice sheet on Earth. Alone, it holds enough frozen water to raise global sea levels by a ...

New research challenges the long-held belief that the Arctic Ocean was covered by a massive ice shelf during ice ages.

We present a methodology to derive sea ice type classification maps in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean for the autumn through spring seasons, from 1991 to present. We use datasets from four ...

Scientists at the Australian Antarctic Partnership Program are just beginning to understand the dire effects of extremely low ...

It’s the only instance of a freshwater ocean on the planet. Medicaid ruling by Senate parliamentarian sparks Republican outrage Duff Goldman Opens Up About His 'Complex Relationship' With Anne ...

In the last few decades, the Arctic sea ice has receded ever further, including increasingly in winter when the extent of sea ice is at its most prominent. One of the main drivers of this ...

A NASA satellite captured an amazing image of the sea ice above Canada's Northwest Territories as part of its mission to monitor Arctic sea ice.

Earth’s major climate goal is too warm for the polar ice sheets, study says If Earth stays at its current levels of warming — below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius — polar ice ...

Understanding the effects of a “blue” Arctic Ocean on future climate requires a coordinated effort to study Earth’s past warm periods using a variety of classical and cutting-edge methods.

With climate change accelerating the loss of sea ice in Hudson Bay and the Arctic Ocean in general, the region is facing increased shipping activity, heightening the risk of oil spills.