Arctic sea ice has declined by more than 42% since 1979, when regular satellite monitoring began. As the ice grows thinner ...

Extraterrestrial particles found at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean could unlock at least 30,000 years of sea ice history, a ...

With the end of summer approaching in the Northern Hemisphere, the extent of sea ice in the Arctic shrank to its annual minimum on Sept. 10, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center ...

Advancements in technology are allowing researchers to determine the extent to which climate change contributed to some ...

Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the lowest it’s ever been at its annual peak on March 22, 2025; Globally ice cover set a record low in mid-February Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the ...

Arctic sea ice in winter is melting far faster than before, two new NASA studies reported Wednesday, a new and alarming trend that researchers say threatens the ocean's delicate ecosystem. Scientists ...

NASA's Terra satellite captured a striking scene in the sea ice above Canada's Northwest Territories recently — and while the phenomenon depicted is cyclical, it has big implications in terms of ...

Nearly two decades before U.S. President Donald Trump eyed the strategic value of Greenland for the U.S., Russian explorers planted their country's flag on the seabed 14,000 feet below the North Pole.

As global warming accelerates, causing rapid melting of sea ice in the polar regions, a new analysis suggests that ocean ...

On June 9, 2025, NASA’s Terra satellite captured a breathtaking image of the Amundsen Gulf, where the seasonal breakup of sea ice is taking place. This iconic region, named after polar explorer Roald ...