Ever wondered about the white lines stretching across the sky? These are contrails—condensation trails formed by aircraft ...

A decrease in pressure ridges over the past 3 decades is making the ice more uniform, with unclear consequences.

Rising Sea Levels When you think about the ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica, you're really looking at the biggest ...

Rising Sea Surface Temperatures The steady warming of our oceans is akin to placing our planet on a simmering stove. Sea ...

Marine heat waves are causing record-breaking ocean temperatures that kill animals and impact ocean-based industries.

Past colonial atrocities and catastrophes have not deterred today’s global powers from vying for control of the Arctic.

A groundbreaking study on the freezing of water droplets suspended in air sheds light on a key process in Earth's water cycle: the transformation of supercooled water into ice.

Meteorologist Taylor Stephenson explains the science behind "specific heat capacity" in this installment of "Weather Works." ...

Earth received water toward the final stages of its formation. This reshapes understanding of the conditions needed for life.

New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ...

Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...