The dramatic loss of sea ice around Antarctica has occurred with the re-emergence of the Maud Rise polynya in the Weddell Sea ...

Irina Marinov, associate professor at the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, leads a research community focused ...

A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, and sea ice is melting at record speed, enough to match the size ...

A review of data showed that the Birch Glacier was a rarity in that it has been advancing while most glaciers have been ...

A climate tipping point is a critical threshold where a small environmental change can lead to dramatic and often ...

A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that increases in salinity in seawater ...

While colonialism was the biggest threat in the 18th century when the United States achieved independence, many now believe ...

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

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...

Two companies, Real Ice and Skyward Wildfire, say their geoengineering tech can help mitigate climate change. Does it work? Are there unforeseen risks?

In Alaska, we must also be vigilant to another brewing geopolitical hotspot, the melting Arctic. Arctic competition is exacerbated by climate change. When most Americans think about climate change, ...

Satellite data shows that Antarctic ice sheets have grown in size, prompting claims that climate change is in reverse or even ...