Arctic
Cryosat ice mission returns first science
December 20, 2010The Cryosat-2 spacecraft has produced its first major science result. Radar data from the European satellite has been used to make a map of ocean circulation across the Arctic basin. Cryosat's primary mission is to measure sea-ice thickness, which...
Polar bears can be saved by emissions cuts, study says
December 16, 2010Cutting global greenhouse emissions might yet save the polar bear and its Arctic habitat, according to scientists in the US. It has been suggested that emissions of greenhouse gases have already put the Arctic ice cap and the polar bear on an irreversible...
This year could be warmest on record in eastern Arctic
September 12, 2007This year could be the warmest on record since climate monitoring in the Arctic Ocean began, a meteorological official said Tuesday. "This year, the water is unusually warm in the Arctic Ocean and the summer ice has significantly declined, and...
Scientists explore Arctic ridge for new life
June 23, 2007Researchers hope newly developed robots will give them their first look at the mysterious ridge located between Greenland and Siberia. Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod plan to begin a 40-day expedition of the ridge...