Geologists have uncovered a long-lost continental fragment buried beneath the thick ice of Greenland, a discovery that offers ...

The Ponant fleet comprises 13 vessels that break down into four types. Here's a guide to each of the classes so you can ...

This sustained, interdisciplinary Arctic evidence offers important and comprehensive insights, which help us better understand highly complex ocean systems and the possible future implications.” ...

Satellite data reveal a link between the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere and rates of Antarctic sea ice loss in recent years.

In an article published in Science Advances, a collaborative team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) ...

Parts of the UK could be hammered by a -3C Arctic blast at the start of May as the latest weather maps turn icy blue - in total contrast to the glorious weather enjoyed by Britain during most of ...

Only a tiny percentage of the ocean floor has been carefully mapped ... of oil and gas deposits probably found there, it needs to map those realms. Exploration and mapping, and making the data ...

From dormant volcanoes and salt pans to urban forests and library gardens, these are the places we go for peace and quiet.

Under a 1982 international treaty called the Convention on the Law of the Sea, Arctic nations can claim sea floor as national territory if they can prove, by mapping the ocean floor, that the ...

Credit: Steffen Graupner / Alfred Wegener Institute A groundbreaking study reveals that the Transpolar Drift, a major Arctic current, is far more dynamic than once thought. As sea ice melts and ocean ...