For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ...

Even during the coldest 750,000 years, the Arctic Ocean had open water and sustained life thanks to seasonal sea ice. “Our ...

Scientists have found evidence that the Asian continent was free of permafrost all the way to its northerly coast with the ...

Led by the European Research Council Synergy Grant project Into the Blue – i2B, the research team studied sediment cores collected from the seafloor ...

Issues surrounding polar ice have long been a topic of concern. Scientists make surprising discovery after studying ice in ...

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

Patrick Nadeau drove from the Toronto area to Tuktoyaktuk and back in a Hyundai Ioniq 5 only running into trouble once, right ...

As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is waning due to melting permafrost and worsening coastal erosion, according to new research.

NASA/Earth Observatory. Past studies have focused on the first ice-free month, or ice-free summer. ... “So, we’re going from a white Arctic Ocean to a blue Arctic Ocean.” ...

Earth's sea ice is charted each year by the satellite record, which has measured ice fluctuations at both poles since 1979. The world's sea ice plays a crucial role in regulating ocean and air ...

Arctic Ocean. Size: The smallest and shallowest ocean, covering about 5.4 million square miles. ... The Earth’s oceans began forming over 4 billion years ago, shortly after the planet's formation.

Scientists have found evidence that the Asian continent was free of permafrost all the way to its northerly coast with the Arctic Ocean when Earth’s ...