While Arctic sea ice extent hasn’t definitively reached its seasonal peak yet at the time of writing, the melting season is about to begin any day now, at which point it will be clear whether this was ...

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

Equally worrying, Russia has increased its naval cooperation with China and given Beijing access, and a stake, in the Arctic.

The amount of springtime sea ice in the Arctic set a record low this month, continuing a trend of shrinking ice at the top of ...

"We're trying to figure out why we’re finding all this ice in the clouds," says Taylor. "The answer could help scientists understand the pace of Arctic melt." Clouds reflect sunlight and slow ...

a clue that may help explain why Arctic ice is melting even faster than predicted. "The Arctic is changing faster than anywhere else on the planet, so the question we're trying to ask here is ...

The amount of springtime sea ice in the Arctic ... long-term loss of Arctic sea ice in all seasons.” Sea ice is frozen ocean water that has an annual cycle of melting during the summer and ...

The meltdown extends beyond the Arctic. Antarctica recently flirted with a record low in its own annual sea ice minimum – ...

The Arctic reaches its maximum sea ice in March each year and then starts a six-month melt season. The National Snow and Ice ...