Marine mammals like walruses and polar bears rely on stable ice to rest, hunt, and breed. Melting sea ice can push these animals to swim greater distances, increasing energy expenditure and risk of ...

This substantial transformation, via a reduction in Arctic sea ice extent and a thinning of its thickness, influences the amount of light entering the upper ocean. This in turn impacts under-ice algal ...

Read on to learn more about these fascinating animals. 1. What is a narwhal tusk ... Most narwhals winter for up to five months under sea ice in the Baffin Bay-Davis Strait area. Oil and gas ...

They live specifically in salt water and can be anywhere from under an inch wide to several feet across. Each species has its own unique look. The most familiar look like undersea flowers with thick, ...

Also, animals such as polar bears, seals and walruses need sea ice to thrive and survive, as it acts as breeding, hunting and resting grounds. 'A lack of ice and poor ice conditions cause stress ...

Arctic Cyclones Could Be Missing Link in Sea Ice Depletion Models Feb. 12, 2025 — A study gives possible insight into the underprediction of sea ice depletion and the formation of Arctic cyclones.

Let’s explore briefly what the study says. Ice is melting in the arctic and ocean levels are rising. Image by Markus Kammerman via Pixabay The Arctic has been losing sea ice at an unprecedented rate, ...

Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

Warm ocean currents flowing under ice shelves are driving increasing melt ... sensitive to climate change because small temperature differences can have large effects on the extent and thickness of ...

Sea snakes are spectacular and mysterious sea creatures often very hard to find. They are restricted to coastal areas of the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean. Sea snakes have laterally ...

The project generated a massive dataset of animal images examining species' diel phenotype plasticity, an ...

Many sea creatures depend on sound ... that can generate an extraordinary 218 decibels of sound when it collapses under the pressure of the water surrounding it. For a split second, this sonic ...