Study finds temporary slowdown in melting of Arctic sea ice

Arctic sea ice has been melting at a slower rate for the past 20 years, despite human-induced global warming. This comes at a time of record warming, debates about whether global warming is ... Read More

Re-freezing the Arctic? A giant sea curtain? High-tech efforts to save the ice sheets are doomed, report finds

Moonshot proposals to save the poles are gaining popularity as the planet heats up. But none of the most high-profile ideas are viable — worse, they may cause irreparable harm, according to a new stud ... Read More

Scientists Just Found Arctic Algae That Can Move in Ice at –15°C

If you were to slice a chunk of Arctic sea ice and peer at it under a microscope, you probably wouldn’t expect much. Frozen water, trapped sediment, perhaps a few still-living microbes locked in ... Read More

What Does The Slowdown In Arctic Sea Ice Melting Actually Mean For Climate Change?

Despite a heatwave-heavy year that climate change experts have chalked down to climate change, scientists have found something unexpected in the Arctic. There’s been a “dramatic” slowdown in the ... Read More

Melting on the Arctic’s Svalbard Islands Shows the Climate Future Is Now

A new study released this week presents the record ice melt on the Svalbard islands in summer 2024 as a glimpse into a future where other Arctic ice masses, including those on Greenland, could melt ... Read More