The strongest ocean current on Earth circles Antarctica. It’s the primary way water moves between the Atlantic, Pacific and ...

The winter growth period for sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is now over, with levels at a record low. The winter ice extent on ...

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 ...

The most important thing for them to experience,” he says, “is how difficult this is.” In the depths of the cold war, US ...

Mars may look like a dry and dusty world, but just beneath its surface lies one of the most surprising discoveries in ...

The Medusae Fossae Formation of Mars has ice deposits over 2 miles deep, potentially providing vital water resources for ...

Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.

With Russia and China threatening to dominate the Arctic, Trump is right to worry about security. But invading Greenland can ...

Greenland’s massive cap of ice, containing enough fresh water ... But underneath all that melting ice is something the whole ...

The left map shows the total melt days for the ... Credit: Julien Seguinot/Flickr Together, the Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets contain more than 99 percent of freshwater ice on Earth. If they both ...

The new findings indicate that Earth’s water security is on the brink of an unprecedented crisis. Melting polar ice caps, although increasing water flow in the short term, are depleting sustainable ...