The dramatic loss of sea ice around Antarctica has occurred with the re-emergence of the Maud Rise polynya in the Weddell Sea – a huge hole in the sea ice nearly four times the size of Wales, which ...

For the first time, scientists have measured the marine environment near the melting mega-iceberg A-68A, providing invaluable ...

On 28 November 1966, an American airplane flies over the Antarctic Peninsula just south of the southernmost tip of Chile. On ...

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A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, and sea ice is melting at record speed, enough to match the size ...

An international team of researchers have observed a phenomenon called virtual melting in colloidal crystals. They studied how it helps enable changes from one crystalline structure to another ...

Each year, polar bears in Canada's Hudson Bay face a race against the seasons. As summer rolls in and sea ice melts, their ...

Five Arizona ice cream shops were named among the top 100 ice cream spots in the U.S. One of the picks was named best overall ...

In Alaska, we must also be vigilant to another brewing geopolitical hotspot, the melting Arctic. Arctic competition is ...

A fresh set of numbers is changing what scientists thought happens when a city‑sized slab of ice dissolves into the sea. The ...

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...

Winter doesn’t just bring cold air and snowy landscapes—it delivers one of the harshest annual stress tests for your home’s exterior. Your roof is the frontline defender during these colder months, ...