The world's frozen oceans, which help to keep the planet cool, currently have less ice than ever previously recorded, ...

HMS Terror was an English warship that was lost to the depths of the ocean in 1845. Originally launched in … Continue reading ...

Social media posts sharing a graphic comparing sea ice levels in the Antarctic on the same date 45 years apart misrepresent ...

On Ellesmere Island in the Arctic, on one of the northernmost points of land in the world, sits a small permanent seismic ...

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

Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

A decrease in pressure ridges over the past 3 decades is making the ice more uniform, with unclear consequences.

A collaborative project Seabed 2030 has made significant progress by mapping a new area in the Arctic Ocean. The initiative, ...

The Greenland Ice Sheet is cracking open at an accelerating pace, with crevasses growing larger and deeper due to the effects of climate change. A new study using high-resolution 3D mapping has reveal ...

The Greenland Ice Sheet is cracking open more rapidly as it responds to climate change. The warning comes in a new ...

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

Map of the "Last Ice Area" (red outline ... The study reminds us that an ice-free Arctic Ocean in summer will mark an irreversible turning point for polar ecosystems. The loss of this area would ...