Polar bears are expected to become extinct but there are some signs their DNA is changing and they are adapting to new ...

As the oceans warm, their capacity to melt ice shelves and glaciers increases. Scientists rely on a network of oceanic ...

A Dec. 26, 2024, Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows maps of purported Antarctic sea ice extent, or area, from Dec. 24, 1979, and the same day in 2024. Text above the graphic says the ...

The researchers analysed blood samples taken from polar bears in two regions of Greenland and compared “jumping genes”: small ...

The Ocean's Steady Breath The trade winds are permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in Earth's equatorial region, ...

Antarctica's isolation and rich natural resources have made it a strategically important focal point amid growing great-power ...

When satellites first started peering down on the craggy, glaciated Antarctic Peninsula about 40 years ago, they saw only a few tiny patches of vegetation covering a total of about 8,000 square ...

The polar vortex phenomena is making this December much colder than average. Students should prepare themselves for changes ...

Weathered rocks sitting above the ice hold iron concentrations up to ten times higher than earlier reports from elsewhere in ...

And so, the Argo float’s trip under the ice turned out to be an incredibly lucky accident. During an eight-month period, the ...

Dr Reti said the launch of these initiatives marks the next stage of the bilateral Antarctic Science Programme he introduced in February 2025.