Researchers monitor the activities of polar bears in the Arctic. For safety, one person oversees field researchers from the ...

By Ben Aris in Berlin Parts of both the Arctic and Antarctic have experienced historically high temperatures in recent weeks, ...

Global scientists warn that humanity is on the verge of crossing irreversible climate thresholds, with coral reefs already at their tipping point and polar ice sheets possibly beyond recovery. The ...

Powerful winds are ripping through the Arctic, breaking up critical sea ice that once acted as a shield against disturbance ...

While most professors started their fall semester in Medford/Somerville classrooms, Rebecca Jackson, Tufts’ new assistant professor of Earth and climate sciences, found herself in the glacial fjords ...

A polar bear on view during Sven Sundgaard's trip to Churchill, Manitoba. CATHY WURZER: Hey, do you have a bucket list trip? For some folks, it's seeing the polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

Traces of atmospheric nuclear tests conducted in the Pacific during the 1950s have been preserved in the ice of both Antarctica and the Arctic. A ...

The team will conduct scientific investigations in the polar region to enhance understanding, protection and utilization of Antarctica, according to Long Wei, deputy director of the Chinese Arctic and ...

This story is part of the Grist arts and culture series Remember When, a weeklong exploration of what happened to the climate solutions that once clogged our social feeds. At Alaska’s northernmost ...