Tiny plantlike organisms called phytoplankton that form the base of marine food webs topped by orcas, whales and sharks ...

For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ice ages. Now, a new study published in Science Advances challenges this idea ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Measurements were taken at 13 different locations in the Arctic Ocean. (CREDIT: Lisa W. von Friesen) The Arctic Ocean, once locked ...

A new research station has begun drifting with sea ice in the high Arctic, marking the start of an ambitious international ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Nitrogen-fixation in the ocean is ...

A floating laboratory has begun drifting through Arctic sea ice on a mission set to last until late 2027, carrying scientists into one of the most isolated places on Earth. Built in France, the ...

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 ...

Following a record-breaking warm Arctic winter, Arctic Ocean sea ice looks set to hit a record low maximum level. GLAND, Switzerland – Following a record-breaking warm Arctic winter, Arctic Ocean sea ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rising Arctic iceberg traffic is dropping rocks onto the deep seafloor, boosting biodiversity and raising new risks for ships.

Led by the European Research Council Synergy Grant project Into the Blue – i2B, the research team studied sediment cores collected from the seafloor of the central Nordic Seas and Yermak Plateau, ...

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 ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Nitrogen-fixation in the ocean is a vital process that provides ammonia and ammonium for algae, which are the foundation of the entire marine food ...