If bowhead whales produce particularly varied and diverse calls in one area, it is very likely that the area is a breeding ...

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.

On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice free. Scientists were able to reach places never sampled before. Over the ...

Vera Metcalf stands on Wednesday by a chunk of sea ice transported from Utqiagvik and displayed at the Arctic Encounter Symposium. The melting ice, which started at 310 pounds, symbolizes the rapid ...

The Antarctic winter sea ice maximum is on track to be the second lowest on record, at 17.15 million square km² (6.62 million mi²), close to the 2023 record low of 16.96 million km² (6.55 million mi²) ...

How whale watchers can catch a glimpse of the mass migration of beluga whales. The annual great beluga migration is underway, but the whales are facing increasing dangers as the climate warms and ...

The data comes after researchers reported that the past 10 years have been the 10 hottest on record. By Austyn Gaffney Earth is missing a lot of sea ice this year. Enough to cover the entire United ...

As the world's largest bear, and largest land carnivore, polar bears are impressive mammals and are adapted to living in the ...