In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

The north pole of Mars is slowly sinking under the weight of an ice cap that only formed within the past few million years. And, in the process, it's telling us something about what the planet's ...

Camp Century was built to store nukes beneath Greenland's ice. See photos of the underground, "Star Wars"-like site.

The “city under the ice” revealed a hidden chapter of the Cold War era and gave rise to a new field of scientific inquiry. As ice melt accelerates, its story isn’t over yet.

The team's measurements indicate the ice cap is young—well more than any ... "Although the mantle underneath Mars's north pole is estimated to be cold, our models are still able to predict ...

Greenland’s massive cap of ice, containing enough fresh water to raise sea levels by 23 feet, is in serious trouble. Between ...

Epic ice and snowy adventure are highlights of Ponant's groundbreaking new winter expedition itineraries in Canada.

Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the ...

President Donald Trump has once again stirred controversy by asserting that the United States must pursue the annexation of ...

The sea ice cap grows during the cold Arctic winters and shrinks when temperatures climb again, but over the last three decades, satellites have observed a 13% decline per decade in the summertime ...