Record-low winter sea ice in the Arctic this year adds to a continued trend of decreasing seasonal sea ice and an increase in threats faced by communities along Alaska’s northern and western shores.

Companies are raring to explore the Arctic seabed off Norway, which could become the first country in Europe to allow deep-sea mining -- much to the dismay of environmentalists.

We've mapped the Moon more thoroughly than our own ocean floor, but a leap forward has come with NASA's SWOT satellite. Using ...

Having abandoned the island in 1992, the human population of this extremely remote island was soon replaced by a pack of ...

Observing and monitoring Earth's weather patterns from space via satellites is an effective way to get big-picture views of what is happening with our climate. Scientists can use this data when they ...

The winter growth period for sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is now over, with levels at a record low. The winter ice extent on ...

This summer will see record low Arctic ice and Russia has stolen a march on militarizing the strategic region.

The space agency’s AWESOME mission fired three rockets into the night sky in a bid to improve space weather forecasting.

Award-winning Israeli wildlife photographer Roie Galitz leads expeditions to remote regions to document the effects of ...