"It is hard to make firm predictions, because other mechanisms may pull in the opposite direction." Scientists stunned after ...

Melting ice is making the far north even more dangerous.

A polar bear devours a sperm whale on the ice of Svalbard, a scene that reveals how Arctic wildlife is struggling to survive ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Among the most important data ARCSIX scientists collected in Greenland were detailed measurements ...

Melting polar ice is unleashing stronger, faster currents, reshaping heat flow, nutrient pathways, and microplastic movement ...

A research team has found that summer rainfall in the Arctic would increase by about 17% under 2°C global warming, approximately 16% of which is attributed to sea ice retreat. Their findings were ...

The Arctic has rapidly become a major point of confrontation among global powers for several strategic, economic, and security reasons.The region is estimated to hold about 13 percent of the world’s ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network. A haze of ice crystals in the air created a halo around the low sun as three snowmobiles thundered onto the ...

The Antarctic winter sea ice maximum is on track to be the second lowest on record, at 17.15 million square km² (6.62 million mi²), close to the 2023 record low of 16.96 million km² (6.55 million mi²) ...

The Trump administration and Congress, seeking to improve security, have approved funding for eight icebreakers and are ...

DHS says it has a plan to tackle the shortage of shipbuilders in the U.S.