When most people hear the word \"desert,\" they imagine dunes, scorching winds, and unbearable heat. Images of the Sahara or ...

At the end of September, cold air at high altitudes above Antarctica had soared to more than 60 degrees above normal. It is a phenomenon known as "sudden stratospheric warming," and even though they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Southeastern Wisconsin is under an extreme cold warning Jan. 23, as wind chills hit -40 degrees in some parts of the state. Though ...

Temperatures taken from Antarctica Thursday were the hottest ever recorded for the normally-frigid continent. According to The Washington Post, the temperature was recorded at 65 degrees at the ...

A study published today found that while ice shelves in West Antarctica melt year-round, those in East Antarctica experience summer melting spikes, when sea ice retreats and warm ocean water flows ...

New study shows melting Antarctic ice adds only a small amount of iron to the ocean. Most iron comes from deep water and sea floor sediments.

The New York Times went on an expedition to study Antarctica’s fastest-thinning glaciers. CreditCredit...Chang W. Lee/The New York Times For much of January and February, Raymond Zhong, a New York ...