The German Research Vessel Polarstern had to prove its ice breaking capabilities in Arctic waters to gain data on two series of long-term research measurements.
As the Summer Olympics in Beijing kicks off today, the event is affording scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, a once-in-a-lifetime…
With average temperatures of minus 260 degrees Fahrenheit, an almost nonexistent atmosphere and a complex web of cracks in a layer of ice encompassing the…
Environmental conservation efforts have traditionally focused on protecting individual species or natural resources. Scientists are discovering, however, that…
The new map design follows a series of historical and ongoing arguments about ownership, and the race for resources, in the frozen lands and seas of the…
Chances that the 2008 ice extent will fall below last year's record minimum is about 8 percent, researchers forecast after having run a number of different…