Across Antarctica, Greenland, and other polar areas, icy glaciers cover large areas of land and extend into the sea. These glaciers shrink and grow with the seasons. Jonathan Bamber of the University ...

If Earth stays at its current levels of warming — below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius — polar ice sheets may melt ...

The world's two gigantic ice sheets are in greater peril from global warming than previously thought, a study published May 20 says.

The first-ever direct flights from the United States to Greenland will give tourists easier access to the island’s history, ...

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are on course for rapid retreat, even collapse, leading to multiple feet of sea level ...

A week doesn’t go by without President Donald Trump talking about “needing” to acquire Greenland. As reporters rush to cover this mysterious territory, much has been said the island’s politics and ...

China has clearly stated that it fully respects Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial control over Greenland. This ...

The polar regions are cold, remote and off-putting, but there are thousands of polar words in English – and not just words ...

El Niño has officially been declared in 2023. This naturally occurring climate phase brings warmer weather throughout the globe and can increase the risk of extreme weather. This section explains how ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State University Libraries presented its eighth annual Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence ...

At the North Pole, a degraded ozone layer is responsible for the Arctic's rapid rate of warming, according to a 2020 study published in Nature Climate Change. CFCs are a more potent greenhouse gas ...

In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career.