Marie Tharp's topographical maps increased our understanding of both the ocean floor and the processes that move the earth's ...

Scientists found Arctic fossils showing ocean life recovered just 3 million years after extinction, revealing how fast ...

While it is well known that climate change is heating the world's oceans, it was thought that the deep sea was safe from its ...

A group of more than a dozen ship owners and transport companies say northern waters need new port facilities, higher quality ...

A new map of Antarctica’s seafloor reveals a vast and previously overlooked network of 332 submarine canyons, some plunging ...

Climate change and the associated rising temperatures are melting more and more frozen ground in the Arctic. This dissolved ...

Expect more activity in the Arctic ocean in spring 2026, when the ice melts. But how quickly the region opens up depends on ...

As sea ice vanishes, polar ocean currents are stirring faster - reshaping heat, carbon, and nutrient flow across the Arctic and Antarctic.

The Arctic Ocean, once locked in a vault of thick, old ice, now is transforming at lightspeed. Temperatures there are increasing at up to four times the rate of the planet overall, melting sea ice ...

Melting Arctic ice is revealing a hidden world of nitrogen-fixing bacteria beneath the surface. These microbes, not the usual cyanobacteria, enrich the ocean with nitrogen, fueling algae growth that ...

The leader in intimate, yacht-style luxury expeditions, Atlas Ocean Voyages, has released its all-new 2027 Arctic Expeditions. Designed to showcase the majestic polar regions, the immersive journeys ...