At The Franklin Fountain ice cream parlor in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood, a bust of Benjamin Franklin gazes ...

The most alarming case may be West Antarctica, where more than 100 active volcanoes lie buried beneath the ice. One glacier ...

Melting glaciers in Greenland are unleashing hidden methane and shifting soils from carbon sinks to warming sources.

Almost two-thirds of the world’s population is affected by the monsoon – the annual arrival of intense rains in areas north and south of the Equator. These drenching rains tend to arrive during each ...

Researchers measuring the salinity of the Southern Ocean did find unexpected results, but some online reports got the details ...

The classic phrase about screaming for ice cream has a new slant. For a select group, a free pint is in their future. Who will be scooping up this sweet deal? Chefs say it often. Food is the common ...

The disappearance of ice could awaken dormant volcanoes, reveals a study conducted in the Chilean Andes. This phenomenon, long observed in Iceland, would now extend to other continents due to ...

It is in no one’s interest to militarise the Arctic but thanks to something of an arms race heating up between the US, Russia ...

These student researchers tackled a key challenge in polar research by creating a communication system that could transform ...

Scientists found that large-scale dam building since 1835 shifted Earth's poles over a meter and significantly lowered sea ...

Linda Greenhouse, the recipient of a 1998 Pulitzer Prize, reported on the Supreme Court for The Times from 1978 to 2008.