Arctic Passages. By Kieran Mulvaney. Island Press; 240 pages; $30 and £24. Ends of the Earth. By Neil Shubin. Dutton; 288 ...

The Antarctic Slope Current is protecting Antarctica from warm water that would otherwise melt the region's ice.

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The Arctic is one of the most mysterious regions on Earth. For years, it was considered a inaccessible area, but in five ...

The researchers analyzed rare fossils of hatchling birds found in northern Alaska, which offered the earliest evidence of the ...

It’s not surprising really, because I used to live in the least-visited state in the USA. Fewer people live in the entire ...

the large Up North region hit hard by this weekend’s destructive ice storm is now poised to see much colder temperatures and more freezing rain. These poor conditions are likely to hamper around ...

"The Arctic Ocean – including the North Pole – will probably be around 20 ... much of the coast of Antarctica is tolerable (near freezing) as the wintertime sea-ice melts away.

It will be a struggle early next week to get above freezing and nights will fall ... The polar vortex, a band of strong winds that circles the North Pole, will send a blast of arctic air to ...

It also said this freezing fog will lead to a thin coating ... and sit back down in my snow chair,” she said. At Flag Pole Hill, north of White Rock Lake, families came out in force, determined ...