Swimming in the Arctic Ocean had been on my bucket list for years, and I finally got the chance to make it happen.

Carbon in the ocean can lead to higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the air, which contributes to climate change. The ...

In 2016, nearly 200 world leaders pledged to do everything possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Since ...

As the frozen ground warms much faster than expected ... near the mouth of the Kolyma on the Arctic Ocean. The site had originally been occupied by a transit station for prisoners bound for ...

The opening up of the polar region has become such a pressing issue that a new Arctic ministerial policy group - spanning ...

The ice extent in January was down 498,000 square miles compared to the 1981 to 2010 average. That means the Arctic is now ...

A groundbreaking seafloor map of the Arctic Ocean reveals an area twice the size of France, part of the global Seabed 2030 project. This discovery enhances understanding of the ocean's mysteries ...

In this Special Issue of Science, 3 Reviews and a Policy Forum highlight research on Earth's frozen places – from the Arctic to the Antarctic – and ...

A decrease in pressure ridges over the past 3 decades is making the ice more uniform, with unclear consequences.

Did you know the Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's oceans? Covering about 14 million square kilometres (5.4 million square miles), it's roughly 1.5 times the size of the ...

In 2021, David Auerswald wrote, “A U.S. Security Strategy for the Arctic,” which argued America’s current strategy in the Arctic was not sufficient to take on threats by China and Russia. With these ...