The mountain pygmy possum, a tiny marsupial once known only from fossils and thought to have been extinct for 25,000 years, ...

Since satellites began tracking it, Arctic sea ice's winter peak has shrunk by an area about the size of Pakistan. View on ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...

The Arctic reaches its maximum sea ice in March each year and then starts a six-month melt season. The National Snow and Ice ...

Rise and grind, superstars! Why are you sleeping at 3 a.m. when you could be dunking your head into a bowl of ice-cold Saratoga bottled water?

Deep below the Earth’s surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the chemicals fossilized within shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue and green.

Montana is set to break 70 degrees this week, marking a brief warm spell. However, this won't impact the crucial snowpack for ...

Caves in South Dakota unexpectedly glow pink and blue under black light and could serve as proxies for conditions on icy ...

"It's like diving in a cave in a sense that the ... "I'd never dived in cold water before," says Kalkowski-Pope. "Going beneath the ice layer for the first time and feeling the cold water on ...

On decadal timescales, the loss of Arctic ice favors the climate of the south-west of the United States -- and California in particular -- becoming drier on average, especially in winter.

snuggling in ice caves, and shimmying through passageways and tunnels. It was slippery, cold and magical. In summer: Head to Loon Mountain Resort for warm-weather fun; activities include biking ...

As he crept inside, his blood froze—something was lurking in the darkness. Was it just the cave playing tricks on him, or was something else waiting deep within?