The smallest ocean in the world is the Arctic Ocean, which covers 14 million sq. km. and remains ice-covered most of the year ...

A stunning new map of the Arctic Ocean has uncovered an enormous area that is causing quite the stir in the scientific ...

A new review paper, led by NSIDC senior research scientist Julienne Stroeve and published in Science on February 6, 2025, ...

The Arctic Ocean (Figure 1), the smallest of the world's five major oceans, is about 4000km (2500 miles) long and 2400km (1500 miles) wide, about the size of the continental USA. It lies entirely ...

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 ...

The sea ice that blankets the Arctic Ocean isn’t the unbroken white mantle depicted in maps. It’s a jigsaw puzzle of restless floes that are constantly colliding, deforming, and fracturing ...

However, many people are oblivious to facts about the ocean that would make them appreciate the natural resources more. The five oceans on Earth, the Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, and ...

Each decade around 13% of the ice in the Arctic Ocean is lost, but scientists are now exploring whether new technology can help refreeze the sea ice and halt its rapid decline. Such is the rate of ...

Carbon in the ocean can lead to higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the air, which contributes to climate change. The ...

Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Nov 18, 2024 Nov 18, 2024 Scientists aboard a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker have discovered something unusual in the Arctic Ocean off northern Alaska: a volcano-like ...