Arctic sea ice extent in May declined at a slightly faster pace compared to average. In Antarctica, the Bellingshausen Sea ...

In the face of global political and economic instability and climate change, the region could become an arena for greater ...

The craziness of the whole endeavor is only matched by the urgency with which they believe something must be done to address ...

Because of melting sea ice, it is likely that more polar bears will soon starve, warns a new study that discovered the large carnivores need to eat 60 percent more than anyone had realized.

For 65 years, an international treaty forged at the height of the Cold War has governed Antarctica. But with rising ...

For further information, please see our The data sets using SSMIS for input: AMSR2 prototype sea ice concentration has been incorporated into the latest version of the Near-Real-Time NOAA/NSIDC ...

Bowhead whales are remarkable for their immense size, reaching up to 60 feet in length and weighing as much as 100 tons, and ...

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New research has revealed that the disappearance of sea ice is not only increasing the amount of light entering the ocean but ...

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Polar bears are great swimmers but they can’t outswim seals. So they hunt them on the Arctic sea ice, waiting for them to come up for air and then pouncing. But as the amount of sea ice decreases due ...

Icebreakers provide assured United States access and presence to the polar regions, the U.S. Coast Guard said.