On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice ...

Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's ...

A sudden salinity spike in the Southern Ocean is accelerating Antarctic ice loss and triggering a dangerous climate feedback ...

Polar adventurer Alan Chambers has teamed up with climate scientists to see if microplastics and nanoplastics have reached ...

Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...

A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that increases in salinity in seawater near the surface could help explain some of the decrease in Antarctic sea ...

The Hera Space Companion provides updates on the European Space Agency’s Hera Project, part of a global effort to defend earth against an asteroid strike that could have catastrophic effects. The ...

Analysis - When visiting Godrevy beach on the north Cornish coast, most people look out to sea at the lighthouse, surfers and seals rather than the cliffs behind. But these cliffs hold a history of ...

The world map is familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but in terms of country and continent size, it’s way off – and all because of a 16th-century projection.

From the vast deserts of Arizona to the icy expanses of Antarctica, there are places on Earth that seem to hide more than ...

In Antarctica, scientists using the ANITA experiment detected unusual radio signals emanating from within the Earth, defying known particle physics. These signals, unlike those from space ...

China’s rare earth chokehold is just the beginning. By Antonia Zimmermann | 06/17/2025 12:49 PM EDT . Beijing’s dominance in strategically crucial minerals gives it major leverage in trade talks.