A summer in which the Arctic Ocean features almost entirely open water could be coming even sooner than expected and may become a regular event within most of our lifetimes, a new study says.

Arctic summers create a phenomenon that transforms the cruise experience: 24 hours of daylight. This continuous illumination dramatically extends wildlife viewing opportunities and creates surreal ...

The five oceans on Earth, the Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, and Antarctic, have the most water and support significant plant and animal life. 10 facts about the ocean Since ancient times ...

In the 2008 Ilulissat Declaration, the five central Arctic states committed themselves to an orderly settlement of any overlapping claims in the Arctic. Nevertheless, the situation in the high ...

Summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean might be gone by the 2030s, no matter what we do to curb emissions of greenhouse gases, study says. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap ...

The Arctic Ocean - which is this Earth's northernmost body of water - is usually covered in ice but that's changing as temperatures continue to rise.

While ocean acidity alone is bad news for many Arctic organisms, Orr points out that the most severe impacts are likely to come from the confluence of many climate-related factors—especially ...

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.