Sea ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean is at one of its lowest levels on record, yet there's no unanimity on when that ice will ...

For generations, Inuit survived by drawing nutrients from raw meat and fish. But now they can get a good supply of fruits ...

On Sept. 24, 2025, a rumor spread online that Norway's engineers had created a novel invention to help Arctic seals: floating "ice pods" that give the animals somewhere to "rest, raise pups, and ...

It turns out that ice is actually better than liquid water at releasing iron from common minerals. For the last few years, rivers in the Arctic have been turning orange due to widespread thawing of ...

Denmark Kujataa in southern Greenland reflects over a thousand years of Norse and Inuit farming, hunting, and fishing. Today, climate change—felt here at nearly four times the global average—threatens ...

As 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 ...

In a nutshell: Although global temperatures continue to rise, Arctic sea ice hasn't declined as quickly as models predicted. Scientists warn that this temporary slowdown likely won't change the ...

The melting of Arctic ice has been one of the most profound ripple effects from climate change, an impact often depicted with images of a lone polar bear stranded on a dwindling piece of sea ice. Now, ...

Arctic sea ice has been melting at a slower rate for the past 20 years, despite human-induced global warming. This comes at a time of record warming, debates about whether global warming is ...

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 ...

Shaun Fitzgerald currently receives funding from NERC on a project which includes modelling of Rethickening of Arctic Sea Ice. Shaun will also shortly be receiving funding from ARIA on a further ...

In the dim twilight of an Arctic winter's day, with the low sun stretching its orange fingers across the frozen sea, a group of researchers drill a hole through the ice and insert a hydrogen-powered ...