developed and issued two guiding documents to serve as roadmaps for this effort: the 2022 National Strategy for the Arctic ...

University of Chicago paleontologist and author Neil Shubin has been on multiple expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica. Those trips have produced groundbreaking discoveries about the evolution of ...

The south polar region of Mars When it was shared: Jan. 29, 2025 Why it's so special: These odd, fan-like features on the ...

But as the ice cap melts new risks and opportunities are emerging (Photo: Ignatiev/Getty Images) It has become such a ...

These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...

The findings are alarming. The polar bear population in this region has dropped by nearly 50% over the past four decades. Body mass has also declined significantly, with adult females weighing 39 kg ...

Its been a busy and blustery week in and around the Mohawk Valley and Central New York. Here’s a glimpse, courtesy of Sentinel photojournalist John Clifford, at how some local folks, and ...

"When we run the numbers, we show declining reproduction size in this region over the last four decades," Archer said. Sea ice is crucial to polar bear survival because they use it to hunt their main ...

A critical component of OTHR is the real-time frequency monitoring system (FMS), which must continuously adjust to accommodate the dynamic ionospheric conditions, particularly in high-latitude and ...

Watch the sunset from Cunningham Lake on May 29, 2024 If you’ve ever wanted to take a dead-of-winter swim in subfreezing temperatures in a lake, then a Polar Plunge is for you. Sheritha Jones ...

The polar vortex is a real thing, but it may not be to blame for the extreme chill that rocked normally warmer regions of the country. Unusual winter storms and frigid temperatures smacked a large ...

The polar vortex, a natural atmospheric phenomenon ... Recently, Sun-soaked regions of Carolina and Texas also experienced an unusually cold spell as winter storm system Enzo entered the US ...