Researchers reveal a dynamic geologic past for Antarctica’s Transantarctic Mountains, uncovering ancient mountain-building ...

To this day, no sailor has been able to successfully circumnavigate the Arctic Circle on their own, let alone in one season.

For the first time, Antarctic krill have been found on seafloor vents. One scientist is working to figure out what they are ...

Arctic sea ice extent in May declined at a slightly faster pace compared to average. In Antarctica, the Bellingshausen Sea ...

Beneath the Arctic’s frozen darkness, scientists have encountered rare black smokers in a place where they were never ...

After scientists reported a brief but notable uptick in ice mass in Antarctica, climate skeptics utilized the data to claim ...

Glacial troughs in Antarctica promote mixing of warm and cold water, affecting global climate. A new study explores whether ...

The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth, but in recent decades, the region has been rapidly warming, at a rate three ...

The Arctic Ocean has always been a region that’s fascinated University of Delaware doctoral student Tianyu Zhou. While most of humanity lives in the world’s temperate zone, the polar ocean seems like ...

The Arctic Ocean is Earth's northernmost body of water. It encircles the Arctic, and flows beneath it. Most of the Arctic Ocean is covered by ice throughout the year—although that is starting to ...

A groundbreaking seafloor map of the Arctic Ocean reveals an area twice the size of France, part of the global Seabed 2030 project. This discovery enhances understanding of the ocean's mysteries ...

The article reports on results from return studies in 2016 and 2023 to the Polaris hydrothermal field on the ultraslow-spreading Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic Ocean. Initial reports about the Polaris ...