A new study shows how the decline of Arctic sea ice is linked to weather patterns across the U.S. and Western Europe.

Observing and monitoring Earth's weather patterns from space via satellites is an effective way to get big-picture views of what is happening with our climate. Scientists can use this data when they ...

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ...

"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

This summer will see record low Arctic ice and Russia has stolen a march on militarizing the strategic region.

NBC’s Chase Cain reports from Antarctica, where melting ice is accelerating sea level rise and disrupting global weather ...

Swedish photographer Christian Aslund visited the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, capturing images that recreated archive ...

A fleet of high-speed drones is set to take flight over the Arctic for the first time next month in a bold effort to ...

The surface of Mars is known for being an extremely cold, desiccated, and irradiated place. But as its many surface features ...

Melting Arctic sea ice — mostly in the summer — is making the polar bear population smaller, weaker and hungrier because they ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

Scientists have unveiled unprecedented ice shapes under Antarctica’s Dotson Ice Shelf, using an autonomous submersible called ...