Mercury-poisoned wolves in Alaska are providing evidence about how the heavy metal can travel through the atmosphere and show ...

Melting polar ice is slowing the Earth’s rotation, but not enough to offset an even greater acceleration caused by changes in ...

New research challenges the long-held belief that the Arctic Ocean was covered by a massive ice shelf during ice ages.

A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t ...

A new study published in Communications Earth & Environment has shown that sea ice in the Southern Ocean plays a significant ...