Clam shells could help scientists understand the Atlantic Ocean’s sensitive circulation system — and predict when that ...

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In November, a student-led project made a disturbing discovery : Mesyatsev Island, a floating slab of ice previously observed ...

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The Arctic tundra has tipped over into a source of atmospheric carbon, with the region now emitting more carbon dioxide than ...

Why is Greenland important for the US? When did the US last buy territories, and what efforts has it made in the past to ...

A 50,000-year-old baby mammoth pulled from melting permafrost could be the best-preserved specimen ever found. Weighting more ...

Arctic explorer and adventurer Mark Wood joins WIRED to answer the internet's ice cold questions about polar expeditions. How ...