This summer will see record low Arctic ice and Russia has stolen a march on militarizing the strategic region.

When volcanic eruptions make headlines, the images often depict fiery lava and towering ash clouds. But beneath Antarctica’s ...

The strongest ocean current on Earth circles Antarctica. It’s the primary way water moves between the Atlantic, Pacific and ...

NBC’s Chase Cain reports from Antarctica, where melting ice is accelerating sea level rise and disrupting global weather ...

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ...

Quari Ice, a Chicago company, creates crystal-clear, slow-melting ice for cocktails. CHICAGO - A Chicago company is redefining what goes in your cocktail glass—one crystal-clear cube at a time. Quari ...

The amount of springtime sea ice in the Arctic set a record low this month, continuing a trend of shrinking ice at the top of ...

Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...

Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers could have dramatic global consequences.

For the first time, scientists have captured detailed measurements of water vapor high above Greenland’s vast ice sheet.

When mountain permafrost thaws and glaciers melt, glacial lakes can become lethal flood risks for anyone downstream.