Earth’s oceans absorbed another record volume of heat in 2025, reinforcing a pattern that climate scientists say is accelerating ice loss in the Arctic and storing energy that will shape weather ...

Rapid peatland expansion across the Arctic could change the global carbon balance, depending on how long new carbon remains stored.

In the middle of the Arctic Ocean, a research ship did something that sounds completely crazy at first. Instead of escaping ...

This striking satellite photo shows a quartet of near-identical glaciers perched between mountainous peaks on a barren island in the Canadian Arctic. The elongated ice masses, which are threatened by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Keith Larson, head of the Abisko Scientific Research Station, walks past a pond formed by melting permafrost under the ground at ...

The Arctic Ocean is often described as remote, frozen, and far away from daily life. But new scientific findings show that changes happening there are closely connected to the planet’s ability to ...

The Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the planet, with average temperatures increasing by about 4°C in the last four ...

A 2014 photo shows a massive, iceberg-littered pool of vibrant blue meltwater sitting alone on top of a glacier in Alaska. Similar "melt ponds" are becoming increasingly common in the Arctic due to ...

An Arctic camp dating back 4,500 years on a Greenlandic island was only accessible after a dangerous journey through icy waters.

At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers, and scientists like Geoff York. Buggies traverse the frozen terrain, bringing tourists ...

"I strained my eyes and peered intently into the darkness. No, there could be no mistake. I could definitely see land." ...

As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is waning due to melting permafrost and worsening coastal erosion, according to new research. A study published ...