The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released the most detailed map yet of what Antarctica looks like when you strip away ...

With much of it covered in ice all year round and with no daylight from October to March, the Arctic Ocean is one of ... to understanding how well the ice cap as a whole is faring.

The sea ice cap grows during the cold Arctic winters and shrinks when temperatures climb again, but over the last three decades, satellites have observed a 13% decline per decade in the summertime ...

Surface temperatures in the Arctic Ocean are warming more rapidly than anywhere else on the planet. The Arctic ice cap is composed mainly of sea ice, and not ice on land. Sea ice fluctuates with the ...