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 ...

The Healy cruise was part of a project carried out over several years to map the extended continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean beyond the nation’s 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone.

A collaborative project Seabed 2030 has made significant progress by mapping a new area in the Arctic Ocean. The initiative, which aims to map the entire global seafloor by 2030, utilizes advanced ...

Arctic summers create a phenomenon that transforms the cruise experience: 24 hours of daylight. This continuous illumination dramatically extends wildlife viewing opportunities and creates surreal ...

Surprised Russian school kids discover Arctic island has vanished after comparing satellite images. ... Arctic Ocean's 1st ice-free day could be just 3 years away, alarming study finds.

There’s a new ocean at the top of our globe. In just the past three decades, global warming has shrunk the size of the Arctic Ocean’s summer ice by half. The region is now more accessible than ...

They must have partied really hard. The 80-plus guests were lying on the black sand beach, intermittently groaning, or taking a restorative dip in the water.

Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s Coast Guard claimed it entered waters of the Arctic Ocean for the first time as part of a joint patrol with Russia – in the latest sign of enhanced coordination ...

A groundbreaking seafloor map of the Arctic Ocean reveals an area twice the size of France, part of the global Seabed 2030 project. This discovery enhances understanding of the ocean's mysteries ...

UD doctoral student spends summer on research vessel in the Arctic Ocean While most of the United States spent the summer in the grips of intense heat waves, University of Delaware doctoral student ...

The Trump administration is eying the possibility of oil leasing in Arctic Ocean areas more than 200 miles from shore, an area where U.S. territorial rights are unclear.