The 'Last Ice Area' is expected to be the final place in the Arctic where ice persists all year round even as our planet warms up – but a new study suggests the region, and the ecosystem that relies ...

Scientists have been studying the melting of Arctic glaciers for years. In addition to the progressive warming of the climate ...

Sparsely populated and largely impassable, areas within the Arctic Circle are nevertheless becoming one of the most important ...

The U.S. government should emphasize the importance of polar diplomacy amid continuing territorial disputes among Arctic nations.

A team of US researchers shut down a geoengineering experiment meant to cool down the Alaskan Arctic over environmental risks.

Investment in Pituffik has been inconsistent, however, and its importance has waned since the Cold War. Renewed attention to ...

Surface melting for the Antarctic ice sheet appears to have set a record for the 46-year satellite observation period on January 2, 2025. All areas of the Antarctic coast that generally see ...

A seemingly minor trickle of groundwater beneath Alaska’s tundra is quietly releasing vast amounts of carbon into the ocean.

"The change of seasons causes surface melting far inland from the coastal ice front," glaciologist Christopher Shuman said.

Scientists have quantified how much climate change has driven the population decline of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson ...

F or bears of both the market and polar kind, a planet without an ice cap is a tragedy. The Arctic is warming four times ...