This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network. A haze of ice crystals in the air created a halo around the low sun as three snowmobiles thundered onto the ...

The Arctic could increasingly become the site of animal-to-human disease transfer, a study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment suggests. As the ice melts, scientists warn, more ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network. A haze of ice crystals in the air created a halo around the low sun as three snowmobiles thundered onto the ...

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I walked out onto the frozen Arctic water off Utqiagvik, Alaska, for the first time, I was mesmerized by the icescape. Piles of blue and white sea-ice rubble several feet high gave way to flat areas ...

Scientists found that sea ice cracks, pollution, and cloud formation interact to amplify Arctic warming faster than expected.

The Oman-flagged Suezmax oil tanker Lynx, measuring 274 meters in length, became trapped in icy waters along Russia’s Northern Sea Route on September 6, 2025. The vessel, carrying roughly one million ...

THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE—Climate change is melting sea ice at a quickening pace, and in the process rekindling dreams that have beguiled seafarers for centuries: finding an alternative shipping route to ...

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 ...

The Arctic is the "frontline" for climate change, scientists said. If there is any doubt about climate change, look no further than the coldest regions of the planet for proof that the planet is ...