With much of it covered in ice all year round and with no daylight from October to March, the Arctic Ocean is one of the world's most remarkable oceans. It's home to a multitude of unique life ...

Arctic sea ice helps cool the whole planet by reflecting ... of ice loss by monitoring the ice across its entire seasonal life cycle—from the time when it formed in winter until it melted ...

Carbon, a building block of life, is constantly moving through different environmental compartments such as biota, the atmosphere, the ocean, soil and sediment, as part of what is called ‘the global ...

Last month was extreme: Temperatures in parts of the Arctic spiked 36 degrees Fahrenheit, or 20 Celsius, above normal. By the end of the month, sea ice was at its lowest level ever recorded for ...

The Arctic sea ice is disappearing at a pace ... as malnourished mothers struggle to rear healthy cubs. The cycle of life for polar bears is being disrupted, with fewer young surviving to adulthood.

which combines the amount of sea ice present in the Arctic and Antarctic, hit a new low in early February and remained below the previous record from 2023 for the rest of the month. In particular ...