Last week, the BAS released Bedmap3, "the most detailed map yet" of Antarctica's landscape beneath its blanket of ice, a ...

Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, illustrating how ...

Scientists discovered that polar bear fur’s oily coating prevents ice from sticking, thanks to a unique mix of lipids. This ...

Just after gaining access to the Ice King's lair, you'll be greeted with a grid-like puzzle in which main characters Mio and Zoe must use their animal transformation powers to push a frozen block ...

"One of the consequences of a warmer world is melting sea ice, and the record or near-record low sea ice cover at both poles has pushed global sea ice cover to an all-time minimum." The poles are ...

The so-called A23a iceberg, the world's largest, has run aground in South Georgia after almost 40 years at sea, threatening important penguin colonies.

The British Antarctic Survey says nutrients from the grounding and melting of the megaberg known as ‘A23a’ may boost food for penguins and seals.

Rain and snowmelt will increase the likelihood for ice to block a river’s flow, causing water levels to rise and flooding downstream, forecasters say. There might be some minor river flooding in ...

The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published on Monday that warned of "severe" climate consequences.

If that were to happen, it could lead to a 'vicious cycle' of rapidly melting ice, rising sea levels, and spiralling global temperatures. More than four times stronger than the Gulf Stream ...