Atmospheric rivers act like “rivers in the sky,” shuttling intense bands of warm, heavy moisture from lower to higher ...

At roughly 425 parts per million, today’s atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration sits nearly 80 percent above the level ...

Amber usually brings to mind tropical forests, trapped insects, and warm landscapes. That is what makes the new Antarctic ...

West Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" is on the brink of losing its ice shelf, further compromising the already melting ice ...

Researchers have warned that the Thwaites Glacier, one of the largest glaciers in the world, is about to lose its eastern ice ...

Visitors in November can expect temperatures between a low of 25 degrees to a high of 32 degrees Fahrenheit. The warmest ...

Navigating snow drifts, social isolation and elephant seals, sci-fi-inspired architect Hugh Broughton is reshaping life at ...

Scientists have identified a hidden climate tipping point that changed how Antarctica's ice sheet responds to warming.

Planning for an expedition to Antarctica can feel overwhelming, with many questions looming about what to pack, how to prepare and what to expect once on arrival. Here are tips for the journey.

When you think of Antarctica, you might imagine a stark, otherworldly continent of endless, white ice, with the only sound being the wind punctuated by the crack of a glacier calving in the distance.

Using old satellite radar techniques, scientists have developed a new way of measuring the true extent of an understudied and ...

Antarctica is home to 90% of the world’s freshwater, trapped in the continent’s massive ice sheets—and the stability of much of that ice is seriously at risk from global warming. Two studies published ...