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 ...

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 ...

The sea ice in the Arctic was the second lowest on record for January last month, according to a US analysis released Tuesday ...

Each decade around 13% of the ice in the Arctic Ocean is lost, but scientists are now exploring whether new technology can help refreeze the sea ice and halt its rapid decline. Such is the rate of ...

UAF scientists have found microplastics in all marine mammals species they’ve studied so far, and new results show passage ...

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 ...

According to data gathered by NSIDC, average air temperatures were above average for almost the entire Arctic Ocean which made it harder for ice to form. In Hudson Bay, these warmer temperatures ...

Arctic ice regulates ocean currents, moderates air and sea temperatures, and maintains critical marine habitats. Its disappearance threatens these planetary systems. The Arctic’s ice surface ...