A fast-moving glacier in West Antarctica is “stealing” ice from its neighbor in a newly observed case of ice piracy.

The ripple effects could be enormous. Scientists make unexpected discovery after studying waters under Arctic ice — here's ...

From the Făgăraș Mountains of Romania to the teeming sea cliffs of St Kilda in Scotland, Europe is still home to staggering ...

To compensate for a dearth of existing icebreakers, the service in December purchased a commercially available light polar ...

Over 150 years ago, in 1867, the United States acquired Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. Since then, it has not expanded ...

AN Arctic-going vessel has been seen in Weymouth Bay. Ocean Albatros was spotted heading back out of the bay in the mist by Dorset Echo Camera Club member Peter Harriman.  The ship, which has 94 ...

Experts will explore whether the Arctic's rapidly diminishing sea ice could be artificially thickened by pumping seawater ...

Without an ice layer on the ocean's surface, the light penetrating the waters changes, affecting the type of algae and ...