Greenland’s ice-covered landscape looks like an immovable block on satellite maps. Yet the story beneath its center suggests ...

Antarctica gained ice between 2021 and 2023, driven by heavy snowfall. But scientists say the growth is temporary and does ...

Satellite imagery has revealed a yet-to-be-explained rise in the Southern Ocean's salinity. It could be a key factor in the decline of the region's sea ice.

New research challenges the long-held belief that the Arctic Ocean was covered by a massive ice shelf during ice ages.

Scientists at the Australian Antarctic Partnership Program are just beginning to understand the dire effects of extremely low ...

Follow Wild Sounds: Voice of the Sea Ice on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts Things are not looking good for global sea ice. In February 2025, Antarctic and Arctic ...

The amount of springtime sea ice in the Arctic set a record low this month, continuing a trend of shrinking ice at the top of the world.

The sea ice cycle This is the annual sea ice cycle in Antarctica, a vital regulator of the planet's climate. In winter, Antarctic sea ice covers a huge area, about 18 million square kilometres. Its ...

Warming temperatures may be changing the ways ice forms, making it more likely to stick to and injure polar bears in two far north populations.

UAF and Boise State University test aerial drones’ ability to measure sea ice thickness and snow depth near Utqiaġvik.

Oceanography, Vol. 35, No. 3/4, SPECIAL ISSUE ON THE NEW ARCTIC OCEAN (DECEMBER 2022), pp. 76-87 (12 pages) Arctic sea ice is becoming a more seasonal phenomenon as a direct result of global warming.