A decrease in pressure ridges over the past 3 decades is making the ice more uniform, with unclear consequences.

Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

Arctic sea ice has now dipped to its second lowest ... From late fall until spring, mothers with new cubs den in snowdrifts on land or on pack ice. They emerge from their dens, with the new ...

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

17). He takes issue with my reporting that the influence of human sulfur pollution since WWII has driven the extent of the Arctic sea ice. I strongly disagree with Mr. Brandt’s claim that it is ...

In particular, the new model is more comprehensive in accounting for sea currents and ice flow, which in turn accelerates how quickly the last ice area becomes seasonally ice-free after the central ...

The number one issue facing the Arctic is climate change. Since the 1990s, Arctic sea ice has declined by 7.6 trillion metric tons, with the rate of loss increasing by 57%. Besides contributing to ...

The US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said the Arctic sea ice surface area was at a record low in December and continued near record lows in during January. It said the surface in ...