The European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 satellite monitors subtle changes in ice sheet thickness in Antarctica and Greenland.

Astronomers have detected one of the darkest objects ever seen at a record cosmic distance—only with the assistance of gravity. The discovery is an important step toward the observation of dark matter ...

Scientists have recently discovered 85 secret active lakes buried beneath Antarctica’s ice by using the European Space Agency's satellite. The newly-identified subglacial lakes are active as they ...

Scientists have identified 85 previously unknown subglacial lakes beneath Antarctica, which could enhance climate and sea level rise predictions.

Data from ESA's Cryosat-2 satellite has revealed 85 never-before-seen, active subglacial lakes buried beneath Antarctica's ice — 58% more than were previously known.

A new Northwestern study analyzing public records maintained by the U.S. Government Publishing Office and Congressional Budget Office over a 40-year period showed that federal science and research ...

Greenland’s brief summer sledding season is drawing to a close, with two guided crossings of the ice sheet done and one independent team still on the ice. Elsewhere, a two-man team made a short kite ...

Georgia Tech researchers have developed a mathematical formula to predict the size of lakes that form on melting ice ...

One of the most potent greenhouse gas emissions has been discovered seeping out of cracks of the Antarctic sea floor, ...

Scientists found patches on the Antarctic seafloor called "seeps" where fluid and gas move up through sediments and into the ...

Nearly 1.5 million people living along the coast may be at risk from rising sea levels by 2050, Australia’s first national climate risk assessment warns. In that same time, the National Climate Risk ...