Melting ice is an emblem of climate change. For sea ice, the Arctic has been grabbing most of the headlines for its truly ...

Antarctic sea ice has likely reached its minimum extent for the year, at 2.58 million square kilometers (996,000 square miles) on February 26, 2026, according to scientists at the National Snow and ...

Arctic sea ice has large effects on the global climate. By cooling the planet, Arctic ice impacts ocean circulation, atmospheric patterns, and extreme weather conditions, even outside the Arctic ...

In a warming world, the polar bear has become the unofficial mascot of ecological collapse. We’ve all seen the photos of these majestic predators reduced to skin and bone, clinging to ever-shrinking ...

Arctic sea ice has long been one of the planet’s most sensitive climate barometers, but until now scientists have struggled to say with confidence how much ice will survive a given summer. A new ...

In a world where exceeding glacier melt is raising concern, predicting it would be a blessing for humanity. Scientists have been relying on real-time tracking of sea ice extent (SIE), which means ...

The sea ice changed completely over the course of a few hours, from disconnected floes to a vast, snow-covered plain. By Raymond Zhong Reporting from the icebreaker Araon in the Amundsen Sea Over the ...

Arctic sea ice helps cool the planet and influences weather patterns around the world, but it is disappearing faster than ever as the climate warms. Scientists have now developed a new forecasting ...

As the sea ice melts due to climate change, the trend of polar bears getting thinner and having fewer cubs has been well documented in areas such as Baffin Bay, a stretch of ocean between Greenland ...