Ancient coral fossils from the remote Seychelles islands have unveiled a dramatic warning for our future—sea levels can rise in sudden, sharp bursts even when global temperatures stay steady.

This long-term focus on specific prey can have powerful ecological consequences. At Cape Shirreff, Antarctica, in the ...

When ice gets trapped on land as giant ice sheets, it causes the sea level to change, but it doesn’t change by the same ...

Antarctica appears sparse. Nothing but white ice, glaciers and harsh conditions that only a few animals have adapted to ...

As Midwinter Day approaches in Antarctica – the longest and darkest day of the year – those spending the winter on the frozen continent will follow a tradition dating back more than a century to the ...

A recent study found that four large glacier basins in East Antarctica have experienced substantial ice growth over the past ...

Equipped head-to-toe in dry suits - divers researching below the waves are tethered to a team above the ice to make sure they don’t lose the hole to get back. | ITV National News ...

Research ships rarely brave the Greenland Sea in winter. Early this year, scientists ventured into the ice-covered waters to ...

Solar Orbiter, a joint mission between NASA and the European Space Agency, is revealing the first-ever views of the sun’s south pole. These never-before-seen images offer scientists a chance to better ...

Researchers from the University of Leeds contributed to a House of Commons committee report about the Antarctic environment, ...

Bountiful remains of foraminifera reveal how organisms responded to climate disturbances of the past. They can help predict the future, too.

Glaciers melting rapidly, fields of moss expanding, water streaming off ice shelves once frozen solid: these are just a few ...