The heat that hit Svalbard in February was so intense that scientists could dig into the ground with spoons, "like it was ...

Most of us have only seen photos of icebergs and may have only a vague idea of where they come from. Here's a primer on one ...

In the middle of the action is CASP, the U.S. Coast Guard’s only scholarly center and internal think tank. It focuses only on ...

The US West Coast is the world's worst mega-drying region. The world is losing fresh water at an unprecedented rate, two ...

Here, deep into the Arctic Circle and midway between Norway and the north pole, he is investigating the health of the glaciers, by comparing them to what they looked like in archival photos. ...

I am not one to complain about the weather. I love a sunny summer afternoon, get a buzz from a wild, wet, windy day, relish ...

Launched in 1992, the Nathaniel B. Palmer is a 308-foot research ship that can operate all year round in Antarctic waters. It has a crew of 22 and can accommodate 45 scientists and technicians.

Greenland may feel like an icy curiosity to most Americans, but who controls it could reshape Arctic shipping, missile ...

The U.S. Department of Defense last month surprised hurricane forecasters by announcing it was suspending data sharing from ...

Climate change is opening new shipping routes and exposing untapped energy resources in the Arctic, prompting a new form of ...

Interest in Greenland’s minerals is soaring, driven in part by Trump, who has said the U.S. must “get” the island. But the ...