Huge numbers of Emperor penguins in Antarctica may have died because of melting sea ice, experts fear. For the first time, scientists have used satellites to spot the places where ...

New research shows melting Arctic sea ice could be reshaping India’s monsoon, shifting heavier August and September rains westward.

Scientists testing a popular climate theory in Antarctica found that melting glaciers deliver far less iron to the ocean than ...

New research reveals that melting Arctic sea ice is pushing India’s monsoon rainfall westward, highlighting a powerful ...

Hidden beneath the pristine white surface of Antarctica and Greenland lies an invisible crisis. While most people imagine ice melts from the top down when warmed by sun and air, the reality is far ...

For scientists who study the Southern Ocean, a long-standing silver lining in the gloomy forecast of climate change has been ...

For the past three decades, glaciologist Helen Amanda Fricker has been investigating polar regions — the fastest changing ...

Extreme ice melt in Greenland is expanding rapidly, with meltwater production increasing sixfold since 1990, new research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sea-level rise changes coastlines, putting homes at risk, as Summer Haven, Fla., has seen. Aerial Views/E+/Getty Images When polar ...

Rutgers scientists found Antarctic glacier meltwater supplies far less iron than assumed, challenging a key theory on natural carbon dioxide removal.

It’s not easy to find silver linings amid the rapid, human-driven destabilization of Earth’s climate—though that hasn’t ...