Two new studies of the North and South Poles remind us that the global climate system remains unpredictable, defying ...

The administration wants to designate a High Arctic offshore area beyond the 200-mile limit as part of a new oil leasing plan ...

As global warming melts more sea ice in the polar regions, the light that enters the ocean is not just increasing in ...

Without an ice layer on the ocean's surface, the light penetrating ... The disappearance of sea ice changes the color of the Arctic and Antarctic oceans. This could have "considerable ...

Now, the construction of Tara Polar Station, a new long-term drifting observatory and laboratory designed to study the central Arctic Ocean, is pushing the boundaries of research in the region.

Japan's space agency says the maximum extent of the Arctic Ocean's ice cover was the smallest in 2025 in over four decades, renewing the record eight years ago. Scientists at the Japan Aerospace ...

This material affects Arctic biogeochemistry and ecosystems, while the fresh water itself alters ocean circulation. As the Arctic Ocean is a highly changeable environment, rather than following a ...

The Trump administration is eying the possibility of oil leasing in Arctic Ocean areas more than 200 miles from shore, an area where U.S. territorial rights are unclear. Information about the ...

The Trump administration is eying the possibility of oil leasing in Arctic Ocean areas more than 200 miles from shore, an area where U.S. territorial rights are unclear. Information about the ...

An Arctic "fogbow” is seen from the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Healy during the 2016 Hidden Ocean mission to the Chukchi Borderland. (photo provided by Caitlin Bailey/Global Foundation for ...