It's spring, the sun is shining and something is about to happen with the plankton in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean.

Surface temperatures in the Arctic Ocean are warming more rapidly than anywhere ... of the Earth’s climate and chemistry. Polar marine ecosystems are particularly sensitive to climate change because ...

In addition to swearing in Dr. Mike Sfraga as the United States’ first Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region, the State ...

The rapid melting and thinning of the Arctic ice has sparked serious concerns in the scientific community. In addition, sea ...

Earth passed the 1.5°C warming limit in 2024. The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the world.

“These changes will devastate infrastructure, ecosystems, vulnerable communities ... Ice that once covered the Arctic Ocean ...

A recent groundbreaking study has revealed an extraordinary event in the ocean, where a predatory spectacle of massive ...

New research at NAU looks at faster warming in the Arctic, and highlights concern about risks to the U.S. of a political ...

What would happen to the Arctic marine ecosystem if the sea ice melted even ... Alaska’s indigenous communities in adapting to future changes in wildlife and food resources.” ...

The ocean absorbs 90 percent of the excess heat generated by burning fossil fuels and deforestation. Climate change caused by ... In August 2024, the Arctic Ocean’s mean sea surface temperatures ...