A decrease in pressure ridges over the past 3 decades is making the ice more uniform, with unclear consequences.

Studies estimate there are now 15–51 trillion pieces of plastic in the world's oceans — from the equator to the poles, from Arctic ice sheets to the sea floor. Not one square mile of surface ocean ...

This creates a feedback loop as the darker ocean water absorbs more heat, causing more ice to melt, adversely affecting global weather patterns. The melting of Arctic ice also directly affects ...

A photo of a polar bear with a piece of plastic in its mouth is up for an Ocean Photographer of the Year award, further underlining an unignorable pollution problem. As Live Science reported ...

In the Arctic, the old, multiyear ice is increasingly ... Pressure ridges are produced by lateral pressures on sea ice. Wind or ocean currents can stack floes up, forming metre-thick ridges.

Large expanses of white sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean “helped to reflect energy and heat back out to space and act as a cooler system for our planet,” Moon said. But as the ice melts ...

In the Arctic, the old, multi-year ice is increasingly ... Pressure ridges are produced by lateral pressures on sea ice. Wind or ocean currents can stack floes up, forming meter-thick ridges.

An increase in large fires in the Western U.S. is being fueled by declines in Arctic Sea ice, and the impact of this decline on fires along the West Coast is as big as that of El Niño ...

An innovative artificial intelligence (AI) model, capable of predicting changes in Arctic sea ice up to a year in advance, has been developed. This model is expected to provide invaluable mid- to ...

Despite its size, the Arctic Ocean is unique. It remains covered by sea ice for most of the year, creating a habitat for diverse creatures like polar bears and seals. Its average depth is around ...