The SSMIS data are used as input for this NSIDC-produced data set, which will therefore stop processing after 31 July 2025.

To explore the shallow noise under the ice canopy in the Arctic Ocean and analyze the activities of marine mammals, this paper presents an ice-based buoy system design for acoustic monitoring. The ...

New research challenges the long-held belief that the Arctic Ocean was covered by a massive ice shelf during ice ages.

For decades, scientists believed the Arctic Ocean was sealed under a massive slab of ice during the coldest ice ages — but new research proves otherwise. Sediment samples from the seafloor, paired ...

We present a methodology to derive sea ice type classification maps in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean for the autumn through spring seasons, from 1991 to present. We use datasets from four ...

Seasonal sea ice forms and melts every year creating openings in the ice with open water where life can continue to thrive.

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

The mineral-rich Arctic island is open for tourism. Locals want to show what makes Greenland unique beyond a recent ...

"Currently, scientists collect eDNA from soil, water, and air samples," says Thielen, who has ventured to both ends of the Earth—the North Pole's Arctic Ocean and Antarctica's Southern Ocean—to test ...

American Garrett McNamara put this small Portuguese town on the surfing map after receiving an email from Portuguese Dino ...

Understanding the effects of a “blue” Arctic Ocean on future climate requires a coordinated effort to study Earth’s past warm periods using a variety of classical and cutting-edge methods.