A polar vortex is a large area of low-pressure and cold air that circulates around the Earth’s poles, typically confined to the Arctic or Antarctic regions. This swirling mass of frigid air is held in ...

The Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) has shown signs of record-breaking growth after decades of contributing to global sea-level rise — as experts reveal their theories why. A study published in ...

Until fairly recently, the oldest ice recovered from the thickest part of Antarctic ice sheets was around 800,000 years old. While undeniably old, that's not quite old enough for what climate ...

Geologist Ian Plimer talks about shocking revelations of the Antarctic shelf experiencing record growth. “We have cycles, and these cycles are where the ice sheets grow and the ice sheets ...

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium’s polar bear Laerke went viral over the weekend when a video of her behavior caused concern for some commenters. Zoo staff told The News Tribune on Tuesday that the ...

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A sharp-eyed Earth-observing satellite has shared an updated view of the world’s largest iceberg, which remains stuck just offshore of a remote island in the South Atlantic. The drifting ...

But in an unexpected twist, scientists observed a dramatic reversal: between 2021 and 2023, the Antarctic Ice Sheet gained mass — for the first time in decades. This anomaly, driven by unusual ...