In recent decades this territory 80 per cent of which is covered with ice has recorded a loss of frozen mass that outpaced previous estimates by 20 per cent.

NASA released an “appetite-whetter” of a Pluto image Wednesday as the New Horizons spacecraft sped toward its July 14 closeup of the dwarf planet. Pluto is still a bit of a blob in photos ...

Because of melting sea ice, it is likely that more polar bears will soon starve, warns a new study that discovered the large carnivores need to eat 60 percent more than anyone had realized.

In recent decades this territory 80 per cent of which is covered with ice has recorded a loss of frozen mass that outpaced previous estimates by 20 per cent.

For most of us, first-hand knowledge of Greenland is probably limited to flying over it en route to North America. It's ...

Today the Arctic is still a site of peril and promise. A new race to the North Pole is under way, as politicians dream of ...

The book is packed with information, such as the fact that the polar ice caps have existed for only about 10% of Earth’s history. The origin and evolution of Homo sapiens, and the species ...

Mars appears red due to iron oxide, similar to rust and even human blood Probes reveal Mars is more tan or brown than red ...

For centuries, Mars has captivated the human imagination. Its reddish appearance has earned it the nickname “The Red Planet,” ...

This integration is key to land use planning and adaptation, and not just in polar regions. Greenland's coastline is being redrawn, both by changes in the extent of surface ice and by melting ...

May sea ice extent in the Arctic averaged 12.56 million square kilometers (4.85 million square miles), tying with 2004 for seventh lowest on the 47-year satellite record. Antarctic sea ice extent for ...