There is a moment each year when the Arctic stops reflecting light and starts holding it. It does not announce itself.

Beyond rising temperatures, the indirect effects of global warming, such as greater human activity in the region, add further ...

The Arctic Ocean is often described as remote, frozen, and far away from daily life. But new scientific findings show that changes happening there are closely connected to the planet’s ability to ...

Dynamic mounds made of methane at a depth of some 3,640 meters act like “frozen reefs” for a bizarre array of deep-sea ...

A multinational scientific team led by UiT has uncovered the deepest known gas hydrate cold seep on the planet. The discovery ...

Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ship Fairweather and the University of New Hampshire analyze mapping data in the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy’s computer lab while ...

The Arctic has changed dramatically in the past 20 years, a new report shows, as temperatures skyrocket and ice rapidly melts ...

As the Arctic melts and people spend more time there, defining our relationship to sea ice becomes more necessary.

The past water year, October 2024 through September 2025, brought the highest Arctic air temperatures since records began 125 ...

As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is waning due to melting permafrost and worsening coastal erosion, according to new research. A study published ...

Local pilots flying over northern Alaska were the first to spot that something was wrong. Below them, pristine river networks looked like they had rusted overnight. The vivid orange color suggested ...

Although the Trump administration has taken steps to scuttle or downplay other reports about climate change, this one struck ...