Discover how reindeer brave freezing tundras with hollow fur, spiked hooves, and brains built for icy survival.

Winter warming events can disrupt everything from microbial carbon cycling to the survival of Arctic wildlife. These events may also create a feedback loop, accelerating permafrost thaw, microbial ...

The winter growth period for sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is now over, with levels at a record low. The winter ice extent on 21 March 2025 was lower than at any time since continuous satellite ...

(Bloomberg) -- The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 million square miles of sea ice covering the region at its peak on ...

The extent of sea ice blanketing the Arctic this winter fell to the lowest level on record, researchers announced this week, an ominous signal about the effects of climate change in the world’s ...

A new commentary published in Nature Communications by Dr James Bradley, Reader in Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London, and his team reveals a dramatic and concerning shift in the ...

Every year, the Arctic freezes. The sea ice of the Arctic reaches its maximum extent every year in March, and then as the season changes to spring, it begins to melt to its minimum about six months ...

Aqua Expeditions CEO Francesco Galli Zugaro donned a parka to announce the small-ship line's first Arctic cruises. Photo Credit: Teri West NEW YORK -- Aqua Expeditions will sail the Arctic for the ...