When it comes to Arctic apex predators, the polar bear is the first animal that typically comes to mind. It’s a top predator, ...

Equilibrium states of the volume of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GIS) (black dots) with respect to pre-industrial as a function of atmospheric CO2 concentration (top left) and corresponding temperature ...

Sea levels rose and fell many times during the ice age, showing ice sheets were larger and more active much earlier than once ...

Now a recent study in the journal Nature Geoscience reveals that such a tipping point may indeed exist. As it turns out, scientists have misunderstood a key aspect of the physical process behind the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Among the most important data ARCSIX scientists collected in Greenland were detailed measurements ...

If you've ever built a sandcastle on the beach, you've seen how sea water in the sand can quickly undermine the castle. A new study by the British Antarctic Survey concludes warmer seawater may work ...

As long as natural CO₂ doesn’t surface from the deep ocean, the Southern Ocean can continue to absorb anthropogenic CO₂, a ...

Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it ...