Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

The Icy Wilderness Under Threat The Arctic and Antarctic are two of the most unique and fragile ecosystems on our planet.

Sue Halliwell marks the 150th anniversary of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s birth by tracing his ill-fated British ...

Experts warn that sea levels could rise by seven metres and cause mass destruction if the ice sheet was to melt ...

Crevasses play an integral part in the life cycle of glaciers, and as they grow they hold the potential to further accelerate ...

Observing Greenland from a helicopter, the main problem is one of comprehending scale. I have thought we were skimming low ...

One clip introduces us to the idea of glaciers as rivers of ice, that travel slowly from high to low ground and eventually out to sea ... Locate Antarctica on globes, digital maps and atlases ...

The Greenland Ice Sheet is cracking open more rapidly as it responds to climate change. Dr Tom Chudley, in our Department of ...

Greenland ice sheet cracking open quicker than ever before, warn scientists - If the Greenland Ice Sheet was to melt, sea ...

Scientists hoped the emergence of La Nina will slow down the record breaking global warming, but last month broke the record ...

As new sea passages open up, the commercial and defence possibilities are becoming irresistible. To take advantage, America desperately needs ships ...