Melting Sea Ice Could Be Changing the Clouds Above the Arctic
Scientists have identified a previously unknown Arctic process that rapidly produces particles capable of seeding clouds near the…
For Antarctic Penguins, Molting Can Now Be Deadly
Emperor penguins can’t skip their annual wardrobe change, and that may now be killing them. A new…
Guest post: How the Greenland ice sheet fared in 2025
Greenland is closing in on three decades of continuous annual ice loss, with 1995-96 being the last year…
This Tiny Robot Was Lost in Arctic Waters for Months. Now It’s Back With Some Unique Data
Pete Harmsen, CC BY-ND Equipped with temperature and salinity sensors, our Argo ocean float was supposed to be…
Scientists Just Found Another Way Antarctica Is Falling Apart
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet covers some 760,000 square miles and is up to 1.2 miles thick. If…
Mapping Uneven Global Sea-Level Rise Threats
When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea…
Space Lasers Reveal a 30-Year Secret About Our Rising Oceans
The research team implemented an innovative forward modelling technique to tackle spatial resolution limitations of satellite laser ranging,…