Ancient Arctic caves hold secrets of a warmer past. Mineral deposits show the region was once free of permafrost, ...

Reindeer herders in a Russian Arctic archipelago have found an immaculately preserved carcass of an Ice Age cave bear, researchers said Monday. The find, revealed by the melting permafrost, was ...

The Arctic landscape is changing at an unprecedented rate. In addition to rising temperatures, climate change is causing episodes of extreme melting, which occurs when ice losses that previously took ...

In the heart of New Mexico’s Zuni Mountains, the Bandera Volcano Ice Cave stands as one of nature’s most perplexing and intriguing wonders. While the surrounding desert swelters under summer heat, ...

Arctic sea ice helps cool the planet and influences weather patterns around the world, but it is disappearing faster than ever as the climate warms. Scientists have now developed a new forecasting ...