- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 16th, 2015
Arctic's Summer Ice Cover Drops to Fourth Lowest Extent on Record
It's all happening because the Arctic is getting warmer
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 24th, 2015
Satellite View of Sea Ice Off the Coast of Greenland
The image was delivered by NASA's Aqua satellite
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 24th, 2014
Arctic's Sea Ice Coverage Drops, Hits Sixth Lowest Extent on Record
On September 17, the Arctic sea ice coverage spanned over 5.02 million square kilometers (1.94 million square miles)
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 23rd, 2014
Melting of the Arctic Is Fueling Global Warming
Study finds sea ice helps remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, having less of it around spells bad news
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 30th, 2014
Giant Waves Fracture Sea Ice Hundreds of Miles from Its Edge
Waves higher than 3 meters (about 9.8 feet) are the ones that cause impressive damage
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 29th, 2014
Polar Bear Cubs Are Becoming a Rare Sight in the Arctic
Loss of ice means fewer females become pregnant and deliver cubs, study finds
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 28th, 2014
Teeny-Tiny Bits and Pieces of Plastic Found in Arctic Sea Ice
This indicates microplastic pollution is a bigger problem than believed
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 29th, 2014
Photo of the Day: Swirls of Sea Ice as Seen from Space
The sea ice is riding on the East Sakhalin Current, NASA specialists say
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 11th, 2014
Researchers Ready to Go Spying on Polar Bears
The end goal is to determine how these animals are coping with decreasing ice
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 13th, 2014
NASA's Operation IceBridge Moves to the Arctic
A new observations campaign is currently underway
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 6th, 2014
Arctic Temperatures Significantly Higher than Usual This Winter
New NSIDC report details climate anomalies above the Arctic Circle
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 6th, 2014
Warmer Rivers Contribute Significantly to Ice Melt in the Arctic
New study quantifies the effect these waters have on sea ice
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 5th, 2014
Ice-Free Season in the Arctic Increasing by 5 Days per Decade
The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 16th, 2014
Study Finds More Pollution Entering Arctic Waters
NASA-led campaign investigates the phenomenon in detail
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 9th, 2014
Arctic Ice Extents Improve Over Past Years, but Not by Much
NSIDC releases report on the state of North Pole ices in December
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 3rd, 2014
Arctic Melt Continued Its Multi-Year Pattern in 2013
Experts say that the ice fields declined at relatively high rates
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 16th, 2013
Arctic Sea Ices Finally Thickening for the Winter
New satellite data show the ices recovering from summer extents