The Arctic Ocean, once locked in a vault of thick, old ice, now is transforming at lightspeed. Temperatures there are increasing at up to four times the rate of the planet overall, melting sea ice ...

As the Arctic Ocean loses its sea ice due to climate change, sunlight penetrates deeper into the water and encourages the growth of tiny plant-like organisms (phytoplankton). But to thrive, they need ...

A coalition of nations and environmental groups is lobbying the International Maritime Organization to create regulations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Arctic Ocean became a ...

Arctic sea ice has large effects on the global climate. By cooling the planet, Arctic ice impacts ocean circulation, ...

Warmer Atlantic water from near Greenland is heating up the depths of the Arctic Ocean, which was previously thought of as one of the few places not significantly affected by climate change. The sea ...

Scientists define an ice-free Arctic, often called a Blue Ocean Event, as when sea ice area drops below one million square kilometres. Think of it like this: the Arctic Ocean, which has been capped ...

Careful reanalysis of data from more than a decade ago indicates that Saturn's biggest moon, Titan, does not have a vast ocean beneath its icy surface, as suggested previously. Instead, a journey ...