Title image: The dry valleys of Antarctica form the coldest, driest, and windiest ecosystems known. (Credit: Michael Gooseff/CU Boulder) Summer 2024 is on track to be the hottest on record for ...

The extreme light environment of the Earth's polar regions fosters unique conditions that could play a crucial role in maintaining global biodiversity over time, a new study by Finnish researchers ...

Findings from a recently published paper led by Smithsonian senior scientist emeritus Thomas R. Watters reveal evidence that the south polar region of Earth’s moon has experienced the effects of the ...

A surprising new study suggests that microbial life could survive in the Moon’s darkest, coldest corners. Researchers modeled conditions in the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) near the lunar poles ...

There is a sudden warming about to happen high up in the atmosphere. This warming will affect the Polar Vortex. The Polar Vortex is a fast-spinning circular motion usually located about 50,000 feet in ...

NASA’s Cassini mission has revealed surprising heat flow at Enceladus’ north pole, showing the moon releases energy from both ...

Fram2, the third private spaceflight purchased from SpaceX, is scheduled to launch no earlier than March 31st from Kennedy Space Center. The crew of four, led by cryptocurrency investor Chun Wang, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Arctic blast arrived in central Ohio on Monday, bringing with it the coldest air that central Ohio has felt in more than two years. The 10 Weather Impact Team has issued 10TV ...

An atmospheric river brought warm, moist air to the coldest and driest corner of the planet in 2022, pushing temperatures 70 degrees above average. A new study reveals what happened to Antarctica's ...