A dramatic collapse in Antarctica’s summer sea ice has stunned scientists, with coverage plunging to 30% below the historical ...

The formation of sea ice also makes the surrounding water saltier, as salt is pushed out when water freezes. If less sea ice ...

Antarctica’s summer sea ice has dropped to one of its lowest extents ever recorded, shrinking to levels 30% below the ...

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

To make matters worse, NASA scientists also discovered that, this year, summer ice in the Antarctic retreated to 764,000 square miles (1.98 million square kilometers) as of March 1, tying for "the ...

One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, according to ...

Researchers at DTU Space, at The Technical University of Denmark, have used unique NASA satellite data to create a picture of Antarctic sea ice ...

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

A major ocean current in the Arctic, the Beaufort Gyre, is changing rapidly due to climate warming—and this could trigger a ...

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

Arctic sea ice has recorded its smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 47 years ago, new data reveals.

A research group led by Associate Professor Kohei Mizobata, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, including ...