The algae that grows on patches of ice in Antarctica alters the albedo — or the ice's reflectivity — enough to make the ...

Penguin chicks, whose coats are made of fluffy down feathers, aren't as protected from the rain as adult penguins. Getting ...

When NASA astronauts return to the moon under the Artemis campaign and eventually venture farther into the solar system, they ...

A LAND OF ICE MELTING AWAY, INCREASINGLY EXPOSED AS GREEN. THE ARCTIC IS THE CANARY ... and it's contributing more than Antarctica does now," says Larry Mayer, director of the Center for Coastal ...

In the frigid waters originally hidden below, scientists discovered what appear to be new species of crustaceans, fish and other life forms.

A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

This system comprises different types of frozen water, from glaciers, ice caps, sea ice and permafrost to the frozen parts of ...

For more than 60 million years, penguins of all kinds—including the opportunistic Magellanic penguin—have been driven by an ...

Rain in Antarctica makes the entire planet hotter. NASA satellites have tracked how rain replaces snow and ice with vegetation ... more Antarctic land that’s green instead of white.

But from 260 miles above in space, he saw no trace of humanity — just desolation: a seemingly endless view of pure white ice.

As the Arctic ice continues to diminish, crucial battles emerge over resources and the environment. What happens next could shift the balance of our planet's future. Join us in exploring this pressing ...

Imagine stepping onto the icy shores of ancient Antarctica—not to see today’s tuxedoed, knee-high Emperor penguins, but to ...