R esearchers from the University of Copenhagen have found decades-old aerial photos that are helping them better understand ...

July 15 marks World Arctic Sea Ice Day, a campaign organized by Polar Bears International to raise awareness about the rapid ...

Evidence of algae growth and climate simulations reveal the Arctic had seasonal ice, not a permanent ice shelf, for much of ...

Melting glaciers in Greenland are unleashing hidden methane and shifting soils from carbon sinks to warming sources.

A new coastline Greenland's coastline is being redrawn, both by changes in the extent of surface ice and by melting glaciers flowing into the sea.

Refreezing the melting sea ice in the Arctic is more complicated than you would think. The U.K. is funding geoengineering experiments like this one to curb the effects of climate change.

As the ice caps melt, Antarctica is greening, alarming climate experts New research indicates Antarctica’s melting ice is allowing plants to thrive, an ominous shift for the continent ...

But that's nothing compared to the extreme sea level rise if the polar ice caps melt entirely. If that were to happen, entire regions and countries would be completely under water.

As the planet warms, the polar ice caps are melting. That water flows into the oceans, particularly in the lower latitudes, making our planet bulge at the equator — and adding time to the day.

Melting polar ice caps are transferring mass from the land to the oceans. Much like an ice skater pulling in her arms to spin faster, this transfer from the ice caps to the oceans puts more mass ...

The slow-down caused by the melting of polar ice appears to be offsetting this effect, though. As a result, Agnew's research shows that the need for this “negative leap second” may have been ...