Old Antarctic photos help University of Copenhagen scientists trace ice shelf collapse and predict future sea level rise.

For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ...

New research challenges the long-held belief that the Arctic Ocean was covered by a massive ice shelf during ice ages.

For decades, scientists believed the Arctic Ocean was sealed under a massive slab of ice during the coldest ice ages — but new research proves otherwise. Sediment samples from the seafloor, paired ...

Scientists have made an astonishing discovery after finding lobster-like creatures beneath the depths of the Antarctic ice.

On 28 November 1966, an American airplane flies over the Antarctic Peninsula just south of the southernmost tip of Chile. On board is a photographer, probably from the U.S. Navy, whose job is to ...

Even during the coldest 750,000 years, the Arctic Ocean had open water and sustained life thanks to seasonal sea ice. “Our ...

Drilling down Next winter, this international team is travelling to Scott Base, a New Zealand research station at the edge of the Ross ice shelf in west Antarctica. From there, the journey ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A sailor recently spotted a rare black iceberg off the coast of Labrador, Canada. According to experts, the iceberg could be up to 100,000 ...

New images from ESA's Biomass satellite reveal forests, volcanoes, deserts and glaciers in striking detail, hinting at what's still to come.

We were camped in the Northwest Territories conducting research when our camp dog started barking. Then the polar bear ...

The crew of the Que Sera Sera, a Navy transport plane, at the South Pole on Oct. 31, 1956. The plane's pilot, Lt. Cmdr. Conrad “Gus” Shinn, is third from left. (U.S. Navy) ...