BOSTON – Why is sea ice continuing to melt in the Arctic? NASA researchers are aiming to find out as they just wrapped up a never-before-done experiment. The research, called Arctic ...

NASA's Terra satellite captured a striking scene in the sea ice above Canada's Northwest Territories recently — and while the phenomenon depicted is cyclical, it has big implications in terms of ...

NASA's Terra satellite recently captured the seasonal breakup of sea ice in Canada's Amundsen Gulf, according to NASA's Earth Observatory. The image depicts a stunning sight, but it also signals ...

Arctic sea ice is melting at an alarming rate this summer because of record high temperatures. The heat had an especially devastating impact in Greenland. According to NASA scientists, the ice sheet ...

Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the lowest it’s ever been at its annual peak on March 22, 2025; Globally ice cover set a record low in mid-February Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the ...

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

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arctic sea ice has thinned dramatically since 2004, with the older, thicker ice giving way to a younger, thinner kind that melts in the northern summer, NASA scientists reported ...

This geographic contrast allows Antarctic sea ice to expand freely during winter and retreat dramatically in summer, creating ...