Scientists believe the switching capability will be of use in refrigeration technology and quantum information storage.

Scientists using a submersible robot discovered patterns under the Antarctic ice that have never been seen before by humans.

The new phase comes in the form of a pattern of electron spins—half of which are highly ordered, or "cold", and the rest of ...

Arctic sea ice hit a historic low this winter, shrinking to the smallest extent ever recorded at its seasonal peak. NASA and the NSIDC revealed that warmer air, ocean temperatures, and persistent wind ...

A major ocean current in the Arctic, the Beaufort Gyre, is changing rapidly due to climate warming—and this could trigger a ...

By determining which ice sheets melted to create a colossal increase in sea levels 14,500 years ago, scientists hope to ...

Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...