Most of the sunlight reaching the Arctic Ocean is reflected to space by sea ice, effectively shielding ocean ecosystems from sunlight. As the Arctic sea ice continues its downward trend ...

The Arctic is now warming faster than most other regions in the world, potentially disrupting the key current that ...

The vast, sunlit waters of the ocean’s surface, known as the photic zone, nurture 90% of marine life. Sunlight and moonlight ...

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Most of the sunlight reaching the Arctic Ocean is reflected by sea ice, shielding ocean ecosystems from light. As Arctic sea ice continues to melt, larger areas of the ocean and seafloor become ...

The Arctic is at the forefront of the climate crisis, with the central basin of the Arctic Ocean warming three times faster than the global average. However, its hostile and challenging environment, ...

The 4th EMB Forum, recognized as an official ICARP III event, promotes the need for an ecosystem-based management approach in the Arctic Ocean, in order to adapt to and manage rapid environmental ...

There’s debate, but some Earth system models predict that over the next several decades, there will be nearly no sea ice in the Arctic Ocean in the summer, imposing significant consequences on ...

As the ice melts, rare species could be replaced by more common ones or completely new groups, which could change the Arctic Ocean’s microbial community and affect the entire ecosystem ...

As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide ... include ocean acidification and adverse effects on coastal ecosystems. Coastal communities such as Shishmaref in Alaska ...