Each September, the ice at the top of the world hits its lowest extent of the year. Researchers are studying how a warming ...

They should be shivering in fright because an ice-free Arctic Ocean could be an event big enough to tip the world’s climate into much faster, irreversible warming.

A flip-flopping, yearslong pattern of winds helps control the fate of the Arctic’s sea ice — by regulating how much of the Atlantic Ocean’s relatively warm, salty water sneaks northward into ...

The North Water polynya might not be as dependent on a sea ice bridge as previously thought, but not everyone is convinced.

By Jake Spring (Reuters) -Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. National ...

New research has shown that an oscillating pattern of wind and water currents has been keeping the Arctic ice loss relatively ...

It could be the start of “a long-term trend of decline” in the ice due to climate change, according to the National Snow and ...

Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center ...

Images captured by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist were incorporated into clothing, showing how brittle new sea ...

There’s never been a better time to travel to the Arctic — at least when it comes to getting there in comfort and style. The ...

Sep. 14, 2023 — Results provide the first measurements of how sea-ice algae and other single-celled life adjust to the dramatic seasonal rhythms in the Southern Ocean. The results provide clues ...

In the ocean, both natural and human-driven factors may cause ecosystems to undergo transformations. Such changes, whether ...