This shows a sunset in the Arctic. A new study at Harvard explores the feasibility of using cautious and targeted solar geoengineering to counter the loss of Arctic sea ice. Disclaimer ...

The Arctic Ocean (Figure 1), the smallest of the world's five major oceans, is about 4000km (2500 miles) long and 2400km (1500 miles) wide, about the size of the continental USA. It lies entirely ...

With much of it covered in ice all year round and with no daylight from October to March, the Arctic Ocean is one of the world's most remarkable oceans. It's home to a multitude of unique life ...

Back in the 19th Century there was a race to map and navigate the Northwest Passage through the Arctic Ocean as a shortcut between the North Atlantic and North Pacific. Explorers would take ships ...

"It is quite insane in my opinion that this could be done at scale for the entire Arctic Ocean," says Julienne Stroeve, a professor of polar observation and modelling at University College London.

Works on paper, Red, yellow, and blue gouache and black ink on wove paper. Image of this original was also used on a poster to promote 'Calder at 75 - Work in Progress' show/exhibition at Perls ...

Some scientists predict that the Arctic Ocean will be almost completely ice-free during the summer by 2040. Some models predict that as the Arctic warms, a single stronghold of ice will remain the ...

Plants found to photosynthesize 160 feet beneath the surface of the Arctic Ocean offer tantalizing prospects for the future. They found that plants were able to perform photosynthesis — the ...

But for geologists, it is hard to imagine that it did not. Now the floor of the Arctic Ocean appears to be rich in petroleum—home, according to some estimates, to nearly a quarter of the world's ...

After the ship's return, the data will be used to gain better insight into the changes in the Arctic as part of the global ocean and climate system. According to Prof Benjamin Rabe, chief ...

The Southern Ocean is the second smallest ocean. The smallest and shallowest ocean is the Arctic Ocean. It surrounds the Arctic and the North Pole. The Arctic is the coldest of all the oceans.