Tiny particles bubbling up from melting Arctic sea ice play a key role in cloud formation, suggests new research. The discovery may explain why Arctic clouds behave differently — and lead to improved ...

As Earth’s climate systems change, polar sea ice is becoming more granular in structure. University of Utah-led research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many species, not least polar bears, depend on sea ice to breed and feed. (Olivier MORIN) (Olivier MORIN/AFP/AFP) Arctic sea ice ...

Antarctic sea ice has entered a persistent low state that appears inconsistent with the natural variability of the past century, and a growing body of research links this “regime shift” to warming in ...

I walked out onto the frozen Arctic water off Utqiagvik, Alaska, for the first time, I was mesmerized by the icescape. Piles of blue and white sea-ice rubble several feet high gave way to flat areas ...

Tiny particles bubbling up from the tops of melting sea ice into the Arctic sky may be a key, understudied element of cloud formation in that climate-sensitive region.

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