This creates a feedback loop as the darker ocean water absorbs more heat, causing more ice to melt, adversely affecting global weather patterns. The melting of Arctic ice also directly affects ...

The Arctic's "Last Ice Area" (LIA) - a vital habitat for ice-dependent species - might disappear within a decade after the central Arctic Ocean ...

To better understand glaciers in Svalbard and beyond, we used an AI model to analyse millions of satellite images from ...

Large expanses of white sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean “helped to reflect energy and heat back out to space and act as a cooler system for our planet,” Moon said. But as the ice melts ...

Trump leaves Paris (Agreement) and sets his sights on Greenland – China and Russia flex muscles in the Arctic, as climate warming transforms the icy north. Business boom or global climate catastrophe?

How the Polar Vortex Can Bring Arctic Blasts to the U.S. Vast weather patterns can carry blasts of frigid air far from the ...

A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ocean, where it can ...

French ballerina Victoria Dauberville delivered a breathtaking performance in the Antarctic. She danced on the bow of a ship ...

Despite its size, the Arctic Ocean is unique. It remains covered by sea ice for most of the year, creating a habitat for diverse creatures like polar bears and seals. Its average depth is around ...

The CO 2 released via groundwater could also contribute to ocean ... the ice melts and becomes part of the groundwater flow, it can bring a huge quantity of carbon along with it. "The Arctic ...