As Arctic ice melts, global powers seize new opportunities to extract oil, speed up trade and boost their military presence.

The disappearance of glaciers is also creating opportunities for the multibillion-dollar mining industry. Like migrating salmon, mineral exploration companies are moving quickly into areas exposed by ...

A British woman is preparing to set sail on a solo loop of the Arctic Circle to complete a challenge made potentially ...

The Antarctic Slope Current shields Antarctica from warm waters. But new research shows meltwater is speeding up the current, which could make it more unstable.

British woman setting sail to break Arctic record made possible by melting ice - Ella Hibbert, 28, is preparing to set sail ...

A haze of ice crystals in the air created a halo around the low sun as three snowmobiles thundered onto the sea ice on a ...

Researchers are trying to rebuild sea ice above the Arctic Circle so it can reflect the sun’s warming rays, slowing climate ...

Glaciers are melting faster than at any other time in recorded history, and the consequences extend far beyond iconic vanishing ice.

As Alaska’s glaciers continue their retreat, an Alaskan returns to the first one she loved to explore what remains — and what’s at stake.

Giant Mine, near the subarctic city of Yellowknife, was once one of the biggest gold mines in the Northwest Territories, said ...

Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element found across the globe, yet it becomes highly toxic as it accumulates up the ...