A new study has shed light on the highly variable and climate-sensitive routes that substances from Siberian rivers use to ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that the Transpolar Drift, a major Arctic current, is far more dynamic than once thought. As sea ice melts and ocean patterns shift, pollutants from Siberian rivers are ...

Sea ice extent in the Arctic has decreased by about 40 percent since 1979. New technologies are being deployed to regrow it.

The economic promise of the Arctic has also heightened military and security sensitivities, Stefan Wolff writes in a ...

Record-low winter sea ice in the Arctic this year adds to a continued trend of decreasing seasonal sea ice and an increase in threats faced by communities along Alaska’s northern and western shores.

In March, the Arctic is typically more frozen over than at any other time of year. But this year, the region had a record low amount of sea ice cover in March. That’s according to new data from Europe ...

Observing and monitoring Earth's weather patterns from space via satellites is an effective way to get big-picture views of what is happening with our climate. Scientists can use this data when they ...

The vast, desolate Arctic frontier, rich in untapped energy and mineral resources, has long been dominated by Russia with its massive icebreaking fleet and extensive infrastructure inherited from ...

LARRY MAYER IS DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR COASTAL AND OCEAN MAPPING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND RECENTLY COMPLETED HIS 16TH ARCTIC EXPEDITION. RIGHT NOW, THE LARGEST SOURCE OF ...

A unique ocean vessel arrived in Liverpool this week ... particularly Antarctica and the Arctic. Before she was renamed as Tara, her former captain Sir Peter Blake was exploring the Amazon ...

Chapter 9: Ocean, Cryosphere, and Sea Level Change. Retrieved on November 25, 2024. Kinnard C, Zdanowicz CM, Fisher DA, Isaksson E, de Vernal A and Thompson LG (2011) Reconstructed changes in Arctic ...

The winter growth period for sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is now over, with levels at a record low. The winter ice extent on 21 March 2025 was lower than at any time since continuous satellite ...