New research challenges the long-held belief that the Arctic Ocean was covered by a massive ice shelf during ice ages.

The coldest country in the world offers a remote destination with rewarding experiences of northern lights viewing, polar ...

For decades, scientists believed the Arctic Ocean was sealed under a massive slab of ice during the coldest ice ages — but new research proves otherwise. Sediment samples from the seafloor, paired ...

We present a methodology to derive sea ice type classification maps in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean for the autumn through spring seasons, from 1991 to present. We use datasets from four ...

Rare footage has been capture of giant Pacific sleeper sharks feeding on the ocean floor. Scientists observed the fascinating ...

Seasonal sea ice forms and melts every year creating openings in the ice with open water where life can continue to thrive.

For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ...

Even during the coldest 750,000 years, the Arctic Ocean had open water and sustained life thanks to seasonal sea ice. “Our ...

It's not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out ...

Water and air pose completely different challenges to animals on a number of levels.

Plastic waste is a growing issue worldwide. According to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) a truck load of plastic ...

Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...