Climate change is unlocking a new crossroads and potential center of conflict: the Arctic. But one key lawmaker is warning the US has lagged behind in securing the region, as other powers move in ...

A new discovery in the remote Arctic region has stunned scientists. An international team of researchers recently found a ...

Issues surrounding polar ice have long been a topic of concern. Scientists make surprising discovery after studying ice in ...

Over the past 25 years, the amount of summer Arctic sea ice has diminished by more than 1 million square kilometers. As a result, vast areas of the Arctic Ocean are now, on average, ice free in ...

New research by an international team of scientists explains what's behind a stalled trend in Arctic Ocean sea ice loss since 2007. The findings indicate that stronger declines in sea ice will ...

Arctic heat wave 600 times more likely due to climate change, study finds 00:54. Just 15 years from now, the Arctic Ocean may be functionally ice-free for part of the year, a new study has found ...

Ice in the Arctic Ocean melted to its second-lowest level on record this summer, triggered by global warming along with natural forces, U.S. scientists reported Monday.. The extent of ice-covered ...

Over the past 25 years, the amount of summer Arctic sea ice has diminished by more than 1 million square kilometers. As a result, vast areas of the Arctic Ocean are now, on average, ice free in ...

Whenever the ocean conditions change, it’s really easy for capelin to expand their range, says Merten, a marine ecologist at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel in Germany.

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 ...

Earlier this year a group of explorers found themselves on thin ice. Their special F-150 sunk to the depths below. Here's how they got it back.