"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said Robin E. Bell, referring to icy moons. Bell is a research professor at Columbia ...

Martin Vargic created the map to depict the planet with sea levels around 260ft (79m) higher than they are today Current coastlines are shown using a dotted line and the areas that will be ...

See map and dramatic photos ... a guide," added Hadow. Current ice cap data are gathered by satellite and submarines, which can show the overall span of the Arctic ice melt, but these projections ...

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.

Dragon and the crew will launch to a 90° circular orbit from Florida, and travel to ~440 km above Earth to explore the polar regions of our planet": SpaceX ...

Arctic sea ice hit a historic low this winter, shrinking to the smallest extent ever recorded at its seasonal peak. NASA and ...

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 ...