Instead, the Arctic Ocean appears to have been covered by seasonal sea ice—leaving open water and life-sustaining conditions even during the harshest periods of cold periods during the last ...

An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme ...

The map is the 4.0 version of the International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO), an initiative that was created in 1997 in Saint Petersburg (Russia) in order to map the depths of the ...

While deep-sea volcanic environments are often thought of as hostile and barren, initial observations suggest that the Borealis Mud Volcano is playing a vital role in supporting Arctic marine life.

The Arctic Ocean has always been a region that’s fascinated University of Delaware doctoral student Tianyu Zhou. While most of humanity lives in the world’s temperate zone, the polar ocean seems like ...

As a result, vast areas of the Arctic Ocean are now, on average, ice-free in summer. Scientists are closely monitoring how this impacts sunlight availability and marine ecosystems in the far north.

Rising ocean temperatures have devastating effects on marine life. Warmer waters disrupt ecosystems, causing coral bleaching, shifting species distributions, and reducing biodiversity.

Titled “Our Oceans,” this five-part series focuses on our planet’s ocean life and the various ways that different species interact with one another. Produced by Freeborne Media and Wild Space ...

Arctic marine heatwaves forced by greenhouse gases and triggered by abrupt sea-ice melt. Communications Earth & Environment, 2024; 5 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01215-y ...

Over the past 25 years, the amount of summer Arctic sea ice has diminished by more than 1 million square kilometers. As a result, vast areas of the Arctic Ocean are now, on average, ice free in ...