By Gloria Dickie Sea ice floating atop the Arctic Ocean reached its minimum extent for 2025 on Sept. 10, covering 4.602 ...

The extent of sea ice blanketing the Arctic this winter fell to the lowest level on record, researchers announced this week, an ominous signal about the effects of climate change in the world’s ...

Polar bear attacks on humans are rare, but last week’s was the second fatal encounter since 2023. By Johnny Diaz Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, ...

"America’s Newsroom" co-anchor Bill Hemmer made a journey few get to experience last week, embedding with the U.S. Navy during its "Operation Ice Camp 2024" in the Arctic Ocean. "Our Joint Force’s ...

Deep in the Canadian Arctic, scientists and entrepreneurs brave sub-zero temperatures, whipping winds and snowstorms to drill holes through the sea ice to pump out the seawater below and freeze it on ...

The Polarstern recently ended a two-month expedition in the central Arctic in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. The international and ...

As NATO and Russia continue to expand their influence in the Arctic, the locations of major military bases show the extent to which different countries are building their power in the region. The ...

In an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary study, an international team examined the social risks for Arctic regions associated with thawing permafrost. They identified five key risks related to ...

Researchers are warning that Arctic Ocean sea ice is melting at an even faster pace than previously thought — and the region could experience its first ice-free conditions sometime before the 2030s.

Moonshot proposals to save the planet’s ice sheets are gaining popularity as the planet heats up. But none of the most ...

Arctic sea ice reached a record low in March 2025, marking the lowest extent in the 47-year satellite record. The shrinking sea ice, attributed to rising global temperatures from burning fossil fuels, ...

Arctic sea ice had its weakest winter buildup since record-keeping began 47 years ago, a symptom of climate change that will have repercussions globally, scientists said Thursday. The Arctic reaches ...