This formation suggested that the first life originated in polar seas with underwater structures ... the research indicated that the Arctic Ocean's sea ice may have played a key role.

The North Pacific and Southern oceans, on opposite sides of the Earth, represent remarkably similar polar ocean environments. Both are characterized by net upwelling of deep water, high ...

Many Alaskans get a taste of the area when flying nonstop to Europe. The air route goes north off the coast of Alaska, over ...

Scientists aboard a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker have discovered something unusual in the Arctic Ocean off northern Alaska: a ...