The sudden blast may have come as a shock to many after a mostly mild start to winter, but that warmth may have partly contributed to the ferocity of the storm.

The Arctic is rapidly moving from a remote frontier to a central security concern.

News headlines are filled with stories of polar ice caps melting, pollution choking cities and the countless microplastics in everything we own and eat. While it is important to stay informed about ...

Microbes across Earth's coldest regions are becoming more active as glaciers, permafrost and sea ice thaw, accelerating ...

• Widespread threat: Two-thirds of the US population is facing down a monster winter storm and extreme cold. The storm’s snow and ice will stretch over 2,000 miles from Texas to New England as it ...

Regular folks who care about wildlife generally know that climate change is bad for polar bears, but they have only vague ...

CNN reports that Russia is expanding its influence in the Arctic amid Donald Trump’s plans regarding Greenland.

Meteorologists warn that a stretched polar vortex could bring severe winter weather to much of the United States ...

The debate around the Arctic is becoming hotter than ever as US President Donald Trump insists Greenland should become part ...

Times journalists were able to get tantalizingly close to the Thwaites glacier, which scientists are hoping to spend weeks studying up close.

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