Climate change in Earth's polar regions is emerging as an underrecognized driver of global health risks, with consequences ...

Polar warming is shaping the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we grow, and the stability of our minds and bodies.

When snow falls on the ice sheet, where subzero temperatures ensure it doesn’t melt. Antarctic temperatures regularly reach ...

Melting sea ice in polar regions is transforming how the oceans move and mix. In a recent study, researchers used a ...

Much attention is paid to the effect of climate change and melting sea ice on the polar bear. But as Dr Brendan Kelly of the University of Alaska explains, the decline of sea ice will affect an entire ...

Scientists are using new technology to prevent human-polar bear interactions. As scientists anticipate another unintended consequence of climate change that could pose a threat to both humans and ...

One group in Hudson Bay might have roughly a decade left because sea ice is becoming too thin to support them as they hunt, according to new research. By Austyn Gaffney Polar bears in the southern ...

Gelatinous zooplankton, including jellyfish and other diverse, nearly transparent organisms, play important roles in marine ecosystems. Climate change is expected to significantly alter their ...

Population assessments have revealed that polar bears in Greenland are suffering from crippling wounds on their paws due to wet snow that gets stuck to the pads and freezes into blocks. When you ...