The finding offers a small window of hope for a polar bear population vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

The Coast Guard's 50-year-old icebreaker Polar Star rescued a cruise ship stuck in Antarctic ice on its anniversary. No ...

Arctic sea ice has long been one of the planet’s most sensitive climate barometers, but until now scientists have struggled ...

Scenic Group has issued a statement regarding the Scenic Eclipse II, which is operating on a long itinerary in the Ross Sea. ...

A luxury cruise ship carrying hundreds of passengers found itself trapped in thick Antarctic sea ice over the weekend—until ...

University of Utah mathematics and climate researchers are building new models for understanding the dynamics of sea ice, which is not as solid as you might think. Polar sea ice is ever-changing. It ...

Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said on Monday, adding to scientists’ fears that the impact of ...

The in-depth analysis reveals how local tidal currents strongly affect the movement of sea ice in the Arctic ocean and provides an unprecedented look at how the makeup of the seafloor is causing some ...

Sometimes, data points deemed to be “outliers” are met with suspicion—possibly the result of an error in the measuring process, for example. But outliers can ...

An upside-down sea ice slab showcasing brine channels that facilitate the drainage of liquid brine and support convection along the interface. Polar sea ice is ever-changing. It shrinks, expands, ...