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

The Arctic Ocean is undergoing significant changes due to climate change, which is impacting its ecosystems and the overall climate system. As temperatures rise and sea ice diminishes, the ...

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

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

Once considered remote and pristine, the Arctic is now succumbing to a tide of plastic. In Norway, a monumental effort is ...

Extreme ocean warming events ... and other animals that depend on the Arctic ecosystem to survive, he said. The authors of the study also warn that changes in the Arctic will have far-reaching ...

The 'Last Ice Area' is expected to be the final place in the Arctic where ice persists all year round even as our planet warms up – but a new study suggests the region, and the ecosystem that relies ...

Deep beneath the icy waters of the Barents Sea, scientists have uncovered an extraordinary geological phenomenon—a 7,000-year ...

Carbon in the ocean can lead to higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the air, which contributes to climate change. The ...

Wind or ocean currents can stack floes up ... In order to estimate the direct effects of the observed changes on the Arctic ecosystem, models need to be developed that can reflect both physical ...