A University of Houston scientist has teamed with international partners to examine how Antarctica's massive glaciers are ...

This is not good news for the future of our planet.

Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier collapsed at record speed, revealing how quickly ice loss could drive sea level rise. A glacier ...

When a NASA rover rolls up to a rock that does not match anything around it, planetary scientists pay attention. The latest ...

Scientists have found a unique deep-sea vent field off Papua New Guinea where hot hydrothermal fluids and methane-rich gases emerge in tandem, creating an unexpected mix of chemistry and life. Off the ...

Researchers bundled in down jackets toiled around the clock in these snowy tunnels as a massive drill rig churned downward to extract core samples and the secrets they contain from the deepest ...

Godot13 on WikimediaPulling into a horseshoe-shaped harbor framed by volcanic cliffs, you’ll immediately sense that Deception ...

Climate change may seem a uniquely 21st-century concern, but people have been wrestling with the idea for a long time.

In the coming six months, Belarusian polar explorers will live on a mysterious and hard-to-reach ice continent – conducting numerous ...