Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...

Microalgae are tiny organisms that convert energy from sunlight into fuel. The arctic ecosystem depends on them. In ...

Sea lions on the California coast are displaying strange behavior likely due to a harmful algae bloom impacting the region, ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

In some places, the underside of the sea ice looks like giant green clouds. These are the 'grass meadows' of Antarctica, made ...

This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, according to data released by the US National ...

The Arctic reaches its maximum sea ice in March each year and then starts a six-month melt season. The National Snow and Ice ...

The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 ...

Arctic sea ice has likely reached its maximum extent for the year, at 14.33 million square kilometers (5.53 million square ...

Meters of snow blanket the sea ice and block incoming light ... During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly ...