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

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

The Arctic could be free of sea ice roughly a decade earlier than projected, scientists warn – another clear sign the climate crisis is happening faster than expected as the world continues to pump ...

This decline of summer sea ice area has a multitude of effects, from changing local ecosystems to allowing more shipping through the Arctic Ocean. It also enhances global warming, because the loss of ...

A Naval Academy professor proposed an Arctic-centered peace plan, arguing Trump could end the Ukraine war by lifting ...

The oldest floating ice in the Arctic appears in red on these maps comparing ice levels in 1985 and this year, from the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. Arctic ...

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) ...

China’s rapid Arctic shipping breakthrough is reshaping global trade routes, signalling a strategic shift that challenges ...

Researchers working in Norway's Barents Sea say a simple modification to snow crab pots could sharply reduce the number of ...

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

Researchers are warning that Arctic Ocean sea ice is melting at an even faster pace than previously thought — and the region could experience its first ice-free conditions sometime before the 2030s.