A decrease in pressure ridges over the past 3 decades is making the ice more uniform, with unclear consequences.

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 ...

(Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images) The Arctic ... book “Into the Thaw: Witnessing Wonder Amid the Arctic Climate Crisis.” Waterman and a photographer traveled over 500 miles by foot and pack ...

Typically, research teams have been unable to access the central Arctic regions during winter due to the thickness of the ice. By sticking around for the full year and drifting with the ice pack ...