Climate change is starving the Arctic Ocean of essential nutrients, with the region's six largest rivers now delivering far less of the type of nitrogen that marine ecosystems need to survive ...

The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and least deep among the five great oceans in the world, and is about 14 million square kilometers (5.4 million square miles).

Atlas Ocean Voyages has launched a brand-new polar expedition for 2026: the " Canadian Arctic Discovery ", a 17-night expedition aboard World Voyager, sailing September 21 from Kangerlussuaq ...

The Arctic is warming four times faster than any other place on the planet. As sea ice melts, new shipping routes between continents are opening up, and the yearly window for navigating through ...

The administration wants to designate a High Arctic offshore area beyond the 200-mile limit as part of a new oil leasing plan, but U.S. rights to the area are uncertain.

Exploring the Arctic Ocean Article by Adam Thomas Photos by Paige Hagel, Yusuke Kohama, Kazu Tateyama and Michiyo Yamamoto-Kawai March 19, 2025 UD doctoral student Tianyu Zhou spent month at sea on ...

More than half the Arctic's coastline is Russian territory and in the last six years Moscow has built more than 475 military bases along its northern border.

Young people in the Eagle Valley are actively learning about the Arctic Ocean by engaging with a long-term monitoring project in the Arctic. Fifth graders from Gypsum Elementary, high school students ...

Explorer Pen Hadow is campaigning for a North Pole marine reserve to protect the Arctic’s peoples, its species and its natural landscape.

The Arctic's ice cover could dip below a crucial threshold as soon as 2027, and will do so inevitably in the next 20 years if greenhouse gas emissions continue, scientists warn.

The Arctic Ocean Could Have "Ice-Free" Days This Decade As a symbol of global catastrophe, this one is hard to beat, and the effects will be more than just symbolic.