When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were taken aback ...

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

Extremely low sea ice levels in the Arctic and Antarctica signal a "new normal" that may accelerate global warming and ...

An overlooked Antarctic water system could raise sea levels by more than 2 meters by 2300, computer simulations show.

In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

Earth Day 2025 reminds us: pollution, climate change, and ecosystem loss endanger health and biodiversity. Let’s act now for ...

Yet three decades later, Schröder, his wife, Jeannine, and their four sons are at the beginning of a seven-year voyage aboard ...

Wearing a plastic polar bear mask and a white bath robe, I danced the YMCA with the first female prime minister of Greenland.

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The Tara Polar Station, a $23 million research vessel with a crew of 12, will drift across the Arctic ice to enable better ...

A thawing Arctic has become the latest frontier of geopolitical competition; here’s what China, Russia, and the United States ...

Whether it’s your first time paddling out or you’re looking to fine-tune your bottom turn, surf lessons can take your skills ...