In 2016, nearly 200 world leaders pledged to do everything possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Since ...

A groundbreaking seafloor map of the Arctic Ocean reveals an area twice the size of France, part of the global Seabed 2030 ...

Swimming in the Arctic Ocean had been on my bucket list for years, and I finally got the chance to make it happen.

Scientists discover an ancient mud volcano in the Barents Sea, providing a unique habitat for vulnerable Arctic marine ...

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

The opening up of the polar region has become such a pressing issue that a new Arctic ministerial policy group - spanning nine departments - has been set up ...

Sparsely populated and largely impassable, areas within the Arctic Circle are nevertheless becoming one of the most important ...

The sea ice in the Arctic was the second lowest on record for January last month, according to a US analysis released Tuesday ...

A seemingly minor trickle of groundwater beneath Alaska’s tundra is quietly releasing vast amounts of carbon into the ocean.

The smallest ocean in the world is the Arctic Ocean, which covers 14 million sq. km. and remains ice-covered most of the year ...

The Borealis Mud Volcano, a 7,000-year-old deep-sea formation in the Arctic Ocean, supports marine life and aids climate ...

In Finland’s freezing Arctic, lakes and rivers have nourished the lifeways of Indigenous Skolt Sámi communities for ...