For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ...

For decades, scientists believed the Arctic Ocean was sealed under a massive slab of ice during the coldest ice ages — but new research proves otherwise. Sediment samples from the seafloor, paired ...

Even during the coldest 750,000 years, the Arctic Ocean had open water and sustained life thanks to seasonal sea ice. “Our ...

Cave data shows the Arctic was permafrost-free when Earth was 4.5˚C warmer, hinting at what rising temperatures could bring.

Scientists have found evidence that the Asian continent was free of permafrost all the way to its northerly coast with the ...

The Arctic Ocean is many things. Cold and icy come to mind, of course, but "salty" should as well—it’s an ocean, after all. Yet a new study suggests that during certain ice age periods, the ...

Patrick Nadeau drove from the Toronto area to Tuktoyaktuk and back in a Hyundai Ioniq 5 only running into trouble once, right ...

Summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean might be a thing of the past by the 2030s, no matter what we do to curb emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming, an international study ...

The Arctic Ocean has been warming since the onset of the 20th century, decades earlier than instrument observations would suggest, according to new research.. The study, published Wednesday in the ...

The first ice-free days of the Arctic Ocean could occur as soon as the 2020s or 2030s — as many as 10 years earlier than previous projections.

The Arctic Ocean has been warming since the onset of the 20th century, decades earlier than instrument observations would suggest, according to new research.. The study, published Wednesday in the ...