As the Arctic melts and people spend more time there, defining our relationship to sea ice becomes more necessary.

What the Blue Ocean Event Actually Means Scientists define an ice-free Arctic, often called a Blue Ocean Event, as when sea ...

The Arctic Ocean is often described as remote, frozen, and far away from daily life. But new scientific findings show that changes happening there are closely connected to the planet’s ability to ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network. A haze of ice crystals in the air created a halo around the low sun as three snowmobiles thundered onto the ...

I walked out onto the frozen Arctic water off Utqiagvik, Alaska, for the first time, I was mesmerized by the icescape. Piles of blue and white sea-ice rubble several feet high gave way to flat areas ...

The report stresses that cross-border research, Indigenous-led monitoring, and sustained environmental observations are ...

There's good and bad news for people, and polar bears, threatened by the Arctic's vanishing sea ice, scientists said Monday. First the good news: summer ice cover is "virtually certain" to survive if ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND — November is here and the weather community is watching the Arctic closely for a greater insight on the upcoming winter. Overall, this year’s sea ice growth is running behind normal pace.

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Nitrogen-fixation in the ocean is ...