NASA's Terra satellite recently captured the seasonal breakup of sea ice in Canada's Amundsen Gulf, according to NASA's Earth ...

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 ...

The Arctic Ocean is Earth's northernmost body of water. It encircles the Arctic, and flows beneath it. Most of the Arctic Ocean is covered by ice throughout the year—although that is starting to ...

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

The first ice-free days of the Arctic Ocean could occur as soon as the 2020s or 2030s — as ... Arctic” defined by its ice is transformed into a “blue Arctic” characterized by open water.

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 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.

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 ...

A sudden salinity spike in the Southern Ocean is accelerating Antarctic ice loss and triggering a dangerous climate feedback ...

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 ...

A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that increases in salinity in seawater near the surface could help explain some of the decrease in Antarctic sea ...