When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ...

Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever ...

By analyzing sulfur and volcanic ash entrained in ice cores, researchers pinpointed a caldera in the remote Kuril Islands as ...

Winter isn't all bad – these "sublime" landscapes of the frozen North from the turn of the 20th Century offer us a way into ...

Scientists have discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur -- something that allows one of the planet's most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its most punishing climates. That ...

Capillary ice, a rare winter phenomenon formed by Exidiopsis effusa fungi, amazed a hiker during a walk in freezing January.

Aurora also offers two shorter expeditions in 2026: the 17-day Arctic Golden Autumn & Northern Lights itinerary in August and ...

A trio of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and Niigata University have found what they describe as "peculiar embedded ...

In Iceland travel writer Robin Catalano takes a luxury tour to glaciers, waterfalls, and frozen beaches, and chases the ...

It’s like finding an unopened bag of chips at the bottom of your grocery cart – unexpected, delightful, and all yours to ...

Calving, when chunks of ice break off from ice shelves to form icebergs, is common and increasingly influenced by climate change. For extremely large icebergs, this process is typically slow, often ...

Nature is capable of the most mysterious, surreal, stunning, and powerful things. The only thing we can do as humans is to ...