Arctic sea ice levels are crucial to Earth's climate because, without the ice reflecting sunlight, more heat energy goes into the oceans.
China and Russia have a big lead in efforts to control once impenetrable Arctic waters. The U.S. is spending billions on new ...
The Arctic sea ice maximum this year effectively tied for the lowest ever on record, with major implications for polar ...
While snowmelt is a major contributor to river flow, thawing permafrost is becoming increasingly important. Beneath the ...
For the second consecutive year, winter sea ice in the Arctic reached a level that matches the lowest peak observed since ...
Wintertime ice shrank to a record-low level for the second year running, a sign of how climate change is reshaping the region ...
New research led by scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography finds that the travel time of underwater ...
Scientists are learning to dive beneath polar ice and study the study the flora and fauna below. The Finnish Scientific ...
As nations fight over Greenland and militarize the Arctic, a new thriller asks: what if the ice was never ours to ...
The Arctic Report Card, supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is an annual, peer-reviewed ...