Antarctic icefish are famous for living without red blood cells, but they are not alone. A species of needle-shaped, ...

Using lunar ice to make rocket fuel could help future lunar settlements sustain themselves and provide a launch pad for ...

Scientists found that sea ice cracks, pollution, and cloud formation interact to amplify Arctic warming faster than expected.

Scientists conducted a two-month field campaign in Alaska's Arctic to study how North America's largest oil field might be ...

Climate tipping points are thresholds within Earth’s climate system beyond which change becomes self-reinforcing and, in some cases, irreversible on human timescales. Rather than unfolding gradually, ...

Nearly 3.7 kilometers beneath the Greenland Sea, scientists have stumbled on a hidden landscape of icy methane and dense ...

A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s ...

The last decade has been the hottest decade in human history.  Driven by drought and extreme winds, a massive fire burned its ...

Before heaters became standard, drivers relied on gas lamps, heated stones, and charcoal -- methods that carried serious ...

Far below the frozen surfaces of Antarctica and Greenland, scientists are uncovering a restless world of gas, water, rock and ...

A new computational model suggests that Uranus' and Neptune's cores may be less icy than their "ice giant" nickname suggests.

From the first sighting of a colossal squid in the wild to a seriously goofy octopus, 2025 delivered some astounding photos ...