An inaugural journey to the Arctic floor
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Blog: NASA, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution send robots where no man (or bot) has ever been.
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By MICHELLE MACAFEE  WINNIPEG (CP) - About 40 scientists from the University of Manitoba are preparing for one of the largest research projects ever to be conducted in the Arctic.
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Not all of the Arctic thaw is caused by man. Nature plays a role, too, but that doesn't let us off the hook for the damage we've done.
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A North Pole expedition meant to bring attention to global warming was called off after one of the explorers got frostbite. The explorers, Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen, on Saturday called off what was intended to be a 530-mile trek across the Arctic Ocean after Arnesen suffered frostbite in three of her toes, and extreme cold temperatures drained the batteries in some of their electronic equipment.
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Spring in the Arctic is arriving "weeks earlier" than a decade ago, research shows.
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Global warming (news - web sites) is melting the Arctic ice faster than expected, and the world&#39;s oceans could rise by about a meter (3 feet
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A probable active glacier is identified on the surface of Mars for the first time.
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A faster-than-expected thaw of the Arctic is likely to open legendary short-cut routes between the Pacific and the Atlantic but experts say
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Frostbite and hundreds of miles of icy crevasses pose timeless dangers in a new international race to the South Pole nearly a century after Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen beat Britain's Robert Scott to reach it.
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A tiny speck of pebbles found off the northern coast of Greenland could open up a new front in the looming battle for control of the Arctic and the North Pole.
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The Coast Guard is planning its first operating base in the Arctic as a way of dealing with ships that are already beginning to ply the Arcticâs increasingly ice-free waters.
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The Arctic is undergoing rapid and possibly irreversible climate change, says a major report.
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There's more to the recent dramatic and alarming thawing of the Arctic region than can be explained by man-made global warming alone, a new study found. Nature is pushing the Arctic to the edge, too.
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Imagine hiking across Antarctica, through ice, cold and bitter wind, enduring months of hardship, and finally arriving at the doorstep of the South Pole itself.
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For years, geologists and devoted amateurs have lobbied for a regional trail dedicated to ice-age floods. At last, their efforts may pay off.
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For the first time, a drumlin - a mound of sediment and rock - has been observed mid-formation, in Antarctica.
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A team of explorers reached the South Pole on Wednesday after becoming the first adventurers to retrace the steps of Norwegian pioneer Roald Amundsen.