China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 waits for the unloading operations in Antarctica, Dec. 3, 2024. Currently on China's 41st Antarctic expedition, research icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2, or ...

Arctic sea ice has been shrinking for decades. In the last 40 years, the sea ice extent has been decreasing by 12.6% each ...

Periods of sudden melting in the Antarctic ice sheet have been discovered in a new climate record dating back over 20 million years.

NASA will resume its annual long-duration balloon operation in Antarctica by launching two flights in mid-December for planned nine missions to near space.

Solving challenges like climate change not only requires ambitious targets, but also an honest appraisal of uncertainty and ...

NASA's Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Antarctica's icy expanse to kick off the annual Antarctic Long-Duration ...

Learn more about the Polar Science Alliance joint venture formed by Parsons and V2X to pursue the National Science Foundation ...

The Royal Australian Air Force’s C-17A Globemaster touched down on ice runway at Wilkins Aerodrome to support the Australian ...

Geoscientists have created a new climate record for early Antarctic ice ages. It reveals that the early Antarctic ice sheet melted more rapidly than previously thought.

Researchers uncover the causes behind record-low Antarctic sea ice in 2023 and 2024, linking warm oceans and winds to the ...

A promising new study suggests that Earth's ozone layer could be back on track to a full recovery after four years of ...

Such cracks are most dangerous when they run through fuel depots, and thus the old Russian saying "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" has been like a binding rule here for a long time, head of ...