The Arctic is at the forefront of the climate crisis, with the central basin of the Arctic Ocean warming three times faster ...

Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading the datasets used to monitor the most rapidly ...

The administration wants to designate a High Arctic offshore area beyond the 200-mile limit as part of a new oil leasing plan ...

Here are answers to three questions about the High Arctic. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, an arm of the Interior Department that manages offshore energy in federal waters, released a map of ...

The Arctic, once a remote and isolated frontier, is rapidly transforming into a hub of activity. Increased shipping, resource ...

As global warming melts more sea ice in the polar regions, the light that enters the ocean is not just increasing in ...

Though phytoplankton may grow more in warmer waters, stratification limits nutrients, reducing the fjords' long-term carbon ...

The Frontiers Planet Prize, the world’s largest science competition to enhance planetary health by fast-tracking innovative ...

The disappearance of sea ice in polar regions due to global warming not only increases the amount of light entering the ocean ... form the foundation of the Arctic food web.

The Trump administration is eying the possibility of oil leasing in Arctic Ocean areas more than 200 miles from shore, an area where U.S. territorial rights are unclear. Information about the ...

An Arctic "fogbow” is seen from the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Healy during the 2016 Hidden Ocean mission to the Chukchi Borderland. (photo provided by Caitlin Bailey/Global Foundation for ...