Melting polar ice is slowing the Earth’s rotation, but not enough to offset an even greater acceleration caused by changes in ...

A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t ...

Climate scientists in the United States are to be cut off from satellite data measuring the amount of sea ice — a sensitive ...

New research reveals Antarctic sea ice has hit record lows three times since 2017, creating cascading effects on global ...

Antarctica may seem pristine and almost devoid of life, but there's plenty of chemistry going on. Victoria Atkinson explains ...

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

A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that increases in salinity in seawater ...

Back in 2023, scientists were already puzzled by the Earth’s accelerating rotation, while some speculated that global warming ...

For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ...

Rain comes when water molecules in the atmosphere clump together to form ice crystals or water droplets that are heavy enough ...