Under the influence of global warming, the Arctic is transitioning from a state dominated by multi-year thick ice to a "New ...

What did the Arctic look like in the distant past? The answer carries significant implications for understanding how it will ...

Expect more activity in the Arctic ocean in spring 2026, when the ice melts. But how quickly the region opens up depends on ...

Cosmic dust can tell scientists about how ice covered Earth during the last ice age. This dust is leftover debris from ...

Chinese scientists have become the first to visit one of Earth’s most remote and geologically intriguing realms: an ...

The discovery of non-cyanobacteria diazotrophs underneath Arctic sea ice could change our understanding of the food web, as ...

Climate change and the associated rising temperatures are melting more and more frozen ground in the Arctic. This dissolved ...

The Arctic isn’t just warming faster than the rest of the planet - it has entered a new climate state where extreme events ...

As the Arctic Ocean loses its sea ice due to climate change, sunlight penetrates deeper into the water and encourages the ...

Ice is not quiet. Standing at the Ilulissat Icefjord in Greenland under a midnight sun, a clash of titans got underway: “Snap ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...