The Arctic Ocean, once locked in a vault of thick, old ice, now is transforming at lightspeed. Temperatures there are ...

Despite the Arctic's worsening, ongoing warming, an unexpected trend has been uncovered: A 13-year streak of no new records ...

Study suggests melting Arctic ice boosts nitrogen levels, potentially enriching marine life in region - Anadolu Ajansı ...

NASA's most ambitious Arctic voyage to date has revealed surprisingly high concentrations of ice particles in clouds over ...

Melting Arctic ice is revealing a hidden world of nitrogen-fixing bacteria beneath the surface. These microbes, not the usual ...

Sara Francis/US Coast Guard The NASA NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) and NOAA@NSIDC archive and distribute ...

The melting of Arctic ice has been one of the most profound ripple effects from climate change, an impact often depicted with images of a lone polar bear stranded on a dwindling piece of sea ice. Now, ...

July marks the midpoint of the summer sea ice melt season, during which ice declines rapidly under the almost constant Arctic sun, and melt ponds form on ice floes. Scientists study melt ponds to ...

BOSTON – Why is sea ice continuing to melt in the Arctic? NASA researchers are aiming to find out as they just wrapped up a never-before-done experiment. The research, called Arctic ...

Rising temperatures are melting the Arctic ice, opening new shipping routes and prompting world powers to jostle for access and control. In January, China announced intentions to establish a permanent ...

Melting permafrost in the Arctic is releasing toxic mercury into the water system, potentially impacting the food chain, scientists say. Arctic permafrost is melting at rapid rates, potentially ...