Blood Falls in Antarctica flows unpredictably with iron-rich, salty water. Microbes inside survive without sunlight.

The ice extent in January was down 498,000 square miles compared to the 1981 to 2010 average. That means the Arctic is now ...

Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

As new sea passages open up, the commercial and defence possibilities are becoming irresistible. To take advantage, America desperately needs ships ...

UAF scientists have found microplastics in all marine mammals species they’ve studied so far, and new results show passage ...

Andrew Babbin tries to pack light for work trips. Along with the travel essentials, though, he also brings a roll each of ...

The rapid melting and thinning of the Arctic ice has sparked serious concerns in the scientific community. In addition, sea ...

Jan. 2, 2025 — A new study investigating ancient methane trapped in Antarctic ice suggests that global increases in wildfire activity likely occurred during periods of abrupt climate change ...

A new climate modeling study presents a new scenario of how climate and life on our planet would change in response to a potential future strike of a medium-sized (~500 m) asteroid.