A Constant Vigil Satellites operate as the vigilant eyes in the sky, tirelessly orbiting the Earth to keep a watchful gaze on ...

The behavior of high-pressure gas flows involved during the plasma arc cutting process is not fully understood, particularly ...

The polar vortex’s icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison.

In the Antarctic, daily sea ice extent fell below the long-term average after a brief period of above-average daily extents, ending the month just above the lowest 25 percent of ice extents for the ...

Projections of our future under climate change paint a picture of extreme weather and acidified oceans, a world many of today ...

Life thrives in the extremes of the Sahara Desert and Alaska as nature and humans adapt to intense heat and freezing cold ...

Only a few plants and animals survive in the icy expanses of Antarctica, including a single insect. Researchers have now ...

Amsterdam Island – part of France's Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean – has seen more than half its territory ...

A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in ...

Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...

In addition to swearing in Dr. Mike Sfraga as the United States’ first Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region, the State ...

Scientists track Antarctic krill via satellite to monitor ocean health amid climate change and fishing threats.