The ice is melting because of global warming. When humans burn fossil fuels like oil and coal, a bunch of greenhouse gases go ...

There can no longer be any talk of "eternal" ice in the Arctic, as the ice in the Arctic Ocean is melting inexorably. Climate change is making the ...

Researchers are revealing the secrets of 6,000-year-old pine forests, preserved in ice patches in the Beartooth Mountains.

The U.S. government should emphasize the importance of polar diplomacy amid continuing territorial disputes among Arctic ...

“Do not hit the brakes, and try to keep the steering wheel straight. If you feel the back end of your car sliding left or ...

Melting alpine ice in the Rocky Mountains has led to the discovery of a 5,900-year-old whitebark pine forest. Over 30 trees ...

Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of frozen lakes and rivers, have been forced to cancel their ...

Deep under the frozen desert of western Antarctica, a hidden danger slumbers. Lurking beneath the massive, 1–2 ...

The size of the Antarctic ice sheet can be hard to comprehend. Two kilometers thick on average and covering nearly twice the ...

Donald Trump's talk of grabbing Greenland has been the fodder of late-night comics. The jokes obscure the military ...

What about the rest of the North?” asked McGeorge Bundy, President of the Ford Foundation, back in the 1970s while considering yet one more grant to help the troubled Native ...