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 ...

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

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

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

Scientific studies reveal the interconnectedness of different regions of the planet. Scientists issue alarming prediction ...

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.

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 ...

The Arctic Ocean off Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska in June 2015, after an exceptionally warm winter. ... About 130,000 years ago, as Earth swung out of an ice age, ...

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 ...