The last nine years have been the warmest ever recorded in the Arctic Circle, and this year saw a number of new milestones in ...

The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is found in the icy waters of the Arctic. These are the longest-living mammals; some ...

The arctic region is one of the coldest places on the planet where human survival in nearly impossible, however, there are a ...

A new study about Earth's northernmost seafloor hydrothermal system shows even more variety in vent styles than previously ...

“But it will show that we’ve fundamentally altered one of the defining characteristics of the natural environment in the ...

Since 2017, Norway has been considering the possibility of mining in the part of the Arctic Ocean set aside as its ... Research Centre who studies deep-sea life. “They have Kongsberg,” he ...

Arctic Report Card, released Dec. 10, we brought together 97 scientists from 11 countries, with expertise ranging from wildlife to wildfire and sea ice to snow, to report on the state of the Arctic ...

Not many children can say they took their first steps on board a yacht in the Arctic ... of his life at sea, with his parents Ghislain Bardout and Emmanuelle Périé-Bardout — ocean explorers ...

Deep in the Canadian Arctic ... of sea ice is a global problem. Its bright white surface reflects the sun’s energy back into space, cooling the planet. When it melts, the darker ocean exposed ...

This change will profoundly affect the life and ecosystems of the Arctic. It is therefore ... water into the fjords and ocean is increasing, and these land-sea transition zones are likely to ...

Antarctic sea ice has experienced record lows for the past four years, and researchers predict that by 2050, the Arctic Ocean could be ice-free during summer. Polar marine ecologist Dr.