Cracks in Arctic sea ice, some only feet wide, are setting off powerful feedback loops between heat, pollution, and clouds, rapidly reshaping the region’s climate and accelerating melting.

By 2030, smartphones could connect to 6G satellites. Standards groups are advancing specs to integrate space-based and terrestrial networks.

China’s foreign policy has undergone a sea change in tandem with its evolving perception of its status and role within the ...

Congressional critics have called for action to close an Arctic region “icebreaker gap” with Russia and China.

Once the Antarctic ice started melting at the end of the last Ice Age, it created a feedback loop that caused even more ...

When you walk around the Groupama Stadium in Lyon (France), you can't miss them. Four majestic lions in the colors of ...

Now, researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the Abdus Salam International ...

Though ice sheet melting is widely talked of and debated, there is limited knowledge about what happens after the period of ...

Scientists are solving the mystery of when diverged from their closest relative–the brown bear. By Laura Baisas Published Sep 15, 2024 8:00 PM EDT Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily ...

The world’s polar bear population is projected to decline by two-thirds by 2050. A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and ...

This study was funded by grants from the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/S011188/1) and the European Research Council (SELECTHAPLOID - 101001341) The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in ...

A Polar vortex has covered the Philadelphia region under a canopy of frigid temperatures, but many people may not realize what a Polar vortex actually is, and the dangers — like frostbite — such ...