Scientific studies reveal the interconnectedness of different regions of the planet. Scientists issue alarming prediction ...

Issues surrounding polar ice have long been a topic of concern. Scientists make surprising discovery after studying ice in ...

Sea ice is frozen ocean water that melts each summer, then refreezes each winter. Sea ice in the Arctic has been declining for years, particularly during September, when it generally reaches its ...

In Alaska, we must also be vigilant to another brewing geopolitical hotspot, the melting Arctic. Arctic competition is ...

The Arctic Ocean may be ground zero for climate change. ... Arctic Ocean called the Beaufort Sea, and images captured of the area the two meet have showcased milky swirls in the water.

Scientists have been struggling to understand why Antarctic sea ice has declined rapidly and continues to decline. Read more ...

In the last few decades, the Arctic sea ice has receded ever further, including increasingly in winter when the extent of sea ...

According to scientists, Arctic waters typically contain layers of water with different temperatures, salinity and densities, all of which impact the formation of sea ice and how long that ice lasts.

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...

For thousands of years the Arctic Ocean remained covered by an enormous ice sheet almost a kilometre thick, effectively cutting off routes to other bodies of water and resulting in the ocean ...

The Arctic Ocean has always been a region that’s fascinated University of Delaware doctoral student Tianyu Zhou. While most of humanity lives in the world’s temperate zone, the polar ocean seems like ...