Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...

Researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around Antarctica.

Arctic sea ice had its weakest winter buildup since record-keeping began 47 years ago. Scientists say it's a symptom of ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, ...

This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center ...

Sea ice melt is not a significant contributor to sea level rise, but its contribution is not nothing, either. Sea ice is ...

New thermal imaging camera footage has captured the collision between the freighter 'Solong' and the anchored US tanker 'Stena Immaculate'. Both ships caught fire and were heavily damaged.

Grace isn't the only robot that caught a ride to the lunar surface on Athena. The lander is also carrying a small rover called MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform), which was built by the ...

Paris (AFP) – Global sea ice cover hit a historic low in February as the world endured exceptional heat, with temperatures near the North Pole soaring 11 degrees Celsius above average ...

Thinning Arctic sea ice in the Lincoln Sea north of Greenland, as seen from NASA’s Gulfstream V Research Aircraft on July 21, 2022. (NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio, Marit ...