Glaciers are essential for maintaining the planet’s climate balance. Scientists reveal disturbing trend in Earth's polar ...

It’s really, really cold again – as the US shivers through at least the eighth blast of air from the Arctic this winter. Here’s why it keeps happening.

How is climate change affecting polar regions? Climate change is amplified in the polar regions. The northern and southern reaches of the planet are warming faster than any area on Earth, with the ...

Even the ice itself contains atoms that tell the story of how polar regions have grown and shrunk over millions of years. This geological record is invaluable for understanding how Earth’s climate has ...

Whether or not it’s connected to climate change, the pattern is still rearing its head this winter and it’s working in tandem with the polar vortex. The jet stream and frigid air just could ...

And climate change is happening too quickly for many species to adapt. Climate change is amplified in the polar regions. The earth’s north and south extremities are crucial for regulating our planet’s ...

The polar vortex’s icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison.

Humanity's oldest and longest-running climate experiment, the International Polar Year (IPY), will run for the fifth time in history next decade, with IPY-5 planned for 2032–2033. IPY-5 could be ...

We use climate models to provide insights into changes in the Arctic Ocean and its sea ice cover as well as into changes in the ocean in past climates. The focus of the group is currently is on ...

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest land-based carnivores – although they actually spend most of their lives around water and ice (their Latin name means ‘sea bear’). So they’re at particular risk ...