Antarctica’s sea ice hit an all-time winter low in 2023, and new peer-reviewed research links the drop to a combination of ...

A new Stanford University study has helped solve a mystery about dramatic swings in sea ice extent around Antarctica.

Arctic sea ice peaked at its lowest winter maximum in nearly five decades of satellite tracking, according to measurements ...

A research team developed a satellite -based method to analyze the life cycle of ocean eddies forming along Arctic sea-ice edges. By combining sequential synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images with ...

On the other end of the planet, Antarctic sea ice is heavily affected by local weather and ocean factors. In February, ...

Ancient Antarctic ice sheet cycles affected subtropical ocean productivity by altering nutrient circulation. The 40,000-year obliquity cycle played an unexpectedly strong role, revealing deep global ...

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015, the frozen continent has lost sea ice similar to the size of Greenland.

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 ...

In February 2025, global sea ice extent plummeted to unprecedented levels, marking a record low that has alarmed scientists and climate experts worldwide. According to data from the European Union's ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...