Two new studies that relied on data from a fleet of diving robots show how climate change is altering ocean movements in ways ...

Populations of bowhead whales were able to hide from hunters under ice, a new study finds, saving them from extinction. But ...

Arctic sea ice levels are crucial to Earth's climate because, without the ice reflecting sunlight, more heat energy goes into the oceans.

Learn how Arctic sea ice created natural refuges for bowhead whales during centuries of industrial whaling, shaping which ...

If we keep burning fossil fuels indefinitely, global warming will eventually melt all the ice at the poles and on mountaintops, raising sea level by 216 feet. Explore what the world’s new coastlines ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arctic sea ice has reached a record winter low this year. - Photographer: Michael Runkel ...

Climate scientists like to keep their accounting books neat and balanced. As climate change alters energy flows all across ...

A decade ago, southern sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists say the culprit was a "very violent release" of ...

Arctic sea ice cover has shrunk to its lowest level since satellite observations started in 1979, marking one of the most ...

Antarctic sea ice has entered a persistent low state that appears inconsistent with the natural variability of the past century, and a growing body of research links this “regime shift” to warming in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a ...