In the 1980s satellite data showed that Arctic sea ice extended on average across ... polar bears and hundreds of thousands of nesting birds, it’s larger than the big island of Hawaii.

The Arctic is emerging as a critical frontier in the race for mineral wealth, fossil fuels, and geopolitical dominance. As ...

which combines the amount of sea ice present in the Arctic and Antarctic, hit a new low in early February and remained below the previous record from 2023 for the rest of the month. In particular ...