There's a confounding dilemma for many folks trying to make sense of winter weather in the context of climate change.

The state’s production may not be the sole driver of warming here, but its global contribution is real and measurable.

Purposefully sinking boreal trees could help lock away carbon for millennia or longer, but the audacious plan comes with ...

Arctic sea ice has large effects on the global climate. By cooling the planet, Arctic ice impacts ocean circulation, ...

Polar bears need ice for their long term survival as less or shrinking ice forces these creatures to travel long distances in ...

Polar bears need fat to survive the harsh Arctic cold; that’s why they eat blubbery seals. Seals, meanwhile, need ice to rest ...

Trump’s anti-climate policies have already been damaging to the Arctic and global climate protection. Now his deeply ...

A warmer atmosphere has the potential to hold more moisture, which can contribute to heavier precipitation in any season, scientists say.

An Arctic farming experiment reveals that carbon losses from peat soils are not fixed, but highly sensitive to how water is ...

A population of bears in Norway’s Arctic is confounding scientists’ expectations, getting fatter and healthier even as the sea ice melts rapidly.

An unusually brutal winter storm is set to pummel more than 160 million Americans from Friday, as a stretched "polar vortex" sends a devastating blast of Arctic air, bringing heavy snows and freezing ...

Arctic sea ice helps cool the planet and influences weather patterns around the world, but it is disappearing faster than ever as the climate warms. Scientists have now developed a new forecasting ...