NASA's Terra satellite captured a striking scene in the sea ice above Canada's Northwest Territories recently — and while the phenomenon depicted is cyclical, it has big implications in terms of ...

NASA's Terra satellite recently captured the seasonal breakup of sea ice in Canada's Amundsen Gulf, according to NASA's Earth Observatory. The image depicts a stunning sight, but it also signals ...

Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the lowest it’s ever been at its annual peak on March 22, 2025; Globally ice cover set a record low in mid-February Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the ...

Arctic sea ice is disappearing fast, and scientists have turned to an unexpected cosmic clue—space dust—to uncover how ice has changed over tens of thousands of years. By tracking helium-3–bearing ...

Scientists found that sea ice cracks, pollution, and cloud formation interact to amplify Arctic warming faster than expected.

Nearly two decades before U.S. President Donald Trump eyed the strategic value of Greenland for the U.S., Russian explorers planted their country's flag on the seabed 14,000 feet below the North Pole.

A research team led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) scholars has discovered a significant ...

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