The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually ...

A new volcano-like structure has been found in the Arctic Ocean near Alaska - Researchers detected a possible gas plume ...

The discovery came as scientists from different organizations were aboard the Healy, one of two polar-class Coast Guard ...

The warming climate in polar regions may significantly disrupt ocean circulation patterns, a new study indicates. Scientists ...

As competition for resources in the Arctic Ocean intensifies, nations are staking claims to swaths of undersea territory where oil, gas, and other minerals could someday be found and mined.

A small Arctic research station in Norway has emerged as a scientific hub, and it’s home to an increasingly female-led ...

Melting Arctic sea-ice may disrupt global climate, altering ocean currents and weather patterns, reveals new research.

We, Alaskan Indigenous peoples who have lived along the Arctic Ocean coast of Alaska since time immemorial, respectfully ask President Joseph Biden to designate a U.S. Arctic Ocean marine national ...

The exception has been the Arctic Ocean, which has seen a sharp rise in POPs in its frigid waters over the past several decades. This study highlighted the success of source control measures ...

On September 28, the United States Coast Guard spotted the Chinese vessels in the Bering Sea near Alaska as they transited northward to the Arctic Ocean. This is the northernmost location where the ...

Each decade around 13% of the ice in the Arctic Ocean is lost, but scientists are now exploring whether new technology can help refreeze the sea ice and halt its rapid decline. Such is the rate of ...

It has been a record warm summer here at 80 degrees north of Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean. Enhanced melting of sea-ice can significantly change ocean circulation, causing lower temperatures across ...