Scientists used ice cores and underwater drones during an expedition to understand how life survived in the extreme ...

The researchers found that only Arctic diatoms can move through actual ice. Temperate diatoms (species from warmer waters) ...

White spruce trees dot the tundra in the Brooks Range. These trees are better able to survive harsh conditions due to heavy winter snowfall, a result of Arctic sea ice loss. (Photo courtesy Colin ...

Scientists have detected the DNA of an invasive marine species in Arctic Canada suggesting the region’s waters are no longer ...

Xianming Zhang: “Persistent organic pollutants are very stable, bioaccumulative and toxic, meaning they do not break down easily and can move through the global environment and accumulate up through ...

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

Moonshot proposals to save the poles are gaining popularity as the planet heats up. But none of the most high-profile ideas are viable — worse, they may cause irreparable harm, according to a new stud ...

The loss of Arctic sea ice has long been a graphic measure of human-caused climate change, with images of suffering polar bears illustrating a worsening planetary crisis. Now, new research has found ...

We, Alaskan Indigenous peoples who have lived along the Arctic Ocean coast of Alaska since time immemorial, respectfully ask President Joseph Biden to designate a U.S. Arctic Ocean marine national ...

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 ...