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

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

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

Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute traveled to the Arctic Sea to study the effects of climate change, and they say ...

A report from a European news wire agency on the reversal of an important ocean current has sparked alarm online.

Sea ice is frozen ocean water that melts each summer, then refreezes each winter. Sea ice in the Arctic has been declining for years, particularly during September, when it generally reaches its ...

The first ice-free days of the Arctic Ocean could occur as soon as the 2020s or 2030s — as ... Arctic” defined by its ice is transformed into a “blue Arctic” characterized by open water.

Harmful algae blooms have been rapidly producing in a place previously too cold to host the toxin: the Arctic.

The Arctic Ocean may be ground zero for climate change. ... Arctic Ocean called the Beaufort Sea, and images captured of the area the two meet have showcased milky swirls in the water.

For thousands of years the Arctic Ocean remained covered by an enormous ice sheet almost a kilometre thick, effectively cutting off routes to other bodies of water and resulting in the ocean ...

According to scientists, Arctic waters typically contain layers of water with different temperatures, salinity and densities, all of which impact the formation of sea ice and how long that ice lasts.

The Arctic Ocean has always been a region that’s fascinated University of Delaware doctoral student Tianyu Zhou. While most of humanity lives in the world’s temperate zone, the polar ocean seems like ...