Issues surrounding polar ice have long been a topic of concern. Scientists make surprising discovery after studying ice in ...

Dalhousie University researchers analyzed data collected over more than half a century to assess how two types of ...

Such a discovery changes the way scientists think about the food chain in ocean ecosystems. Giant viruses can infect tiny ...

Many ocean carbon removal methods, like fertilization or biomass sinking, reduce oxygen levels and cause harm to marine ecosystems.

As the third UN Ocean Conference begins, coinciding with World Oceans Day, the UN has urged world leaders to translate their ...

The Arctic is warming four times faster than any other place on the planet. As sea ice melts, new shipping routes between continents are opening up, and the yearly window for navigating through ...

The ice cap’s core of so-called multiyear ice, which persists year-round, has shrunk by about 40 percent in four decades, kicking off a vicious cycle: as more ice melts, more ocean water is ...

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – Once known to be Earth’s critical carbon sink, an increasingly warming Arctic Ocean is driving intense carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to a study by NASA.

The frigid Arctic tundra has soaked up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for millennia, an essential balancer for our planet’s climate. Now, it appears to be emitting more heat-trapping gasses ...