As great power competition expands into new domains and climate change alters global geography, the Arctic and Antarctica have become central pieces of the national security conversation. However, the ...

Explore 25 epic expeditions and the explorers that made them, from ancient voyages to polar treks. Discover the daring ...

In a first, researchers observed an Arctic bobtail squid in the North Atlantic. The team captured video of a mature female ...

New research shows Arctic winter sea ice loss has not stopped – it was temporarily hidden by natural variability.

New analysis shows that a "pause" in Arctic winter sea ice decline seen in the early 2020s has ended following record lows in ...

Marine biologists have observed the Arctic bobtail squid in its natural habitat in the North Atlantic Ocean for the first ...

A new study uses boreholes drilled deep beneath Antarctic ice to investigate why the continent’s glaciers are accelerating.

Let’s be honest: the classic winter holiday playbook is starting to feel a bit dog-eared. For years, UK travellers have dutifully trooped off to the same Alpine resorts, queued for the same Lapland ...

China is actively growing its presence in the Arctic and beyond.

Bertha was a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday morning Central time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Bertha is the second named storm to form in the Atlantic in ...

Matt Rutherford set out on a 10,000-mile solo, nonstop Arctic Ocean circumnavigation to raise money and awareness for the ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is actively engaged in Arctic defense, monitoring and dealing with potential national security threats posed by Chinese ships. Last summer, the Coast ...