The striking melt pond, which is littered with hundreds of tiny icebergs, is around 2,300 feet (700 meters) across at its widest point. The pool's vibrant blue color makes it seem like it is ...

Scientists study Arctic melt pond evolution. Image courtesy of Melinda Webster, University of Washington. Ice and snow reflect sunlight, keeping the Arctic cool, while large dark areas of open ...

The disappearance of glaciers is not only leading to the creation of new fish habitat, but it's also creating opportunities ...

This 2014 aerial photo shows what looks like an unusually large and deep puddle of vibrant blue meltwater sitting on top of ...

But in the past, scientists lacked the tools to accurately measure melt pond impacts. New remote sensing data look at sea ice from different satellite resolutions. High-resolution imaging sends a ...

Below a highway bridge, the slow, sad creek looked more like a pond. A thick mat of algae blanketed ... Without a torrent of ice melt, the creek lost its silt and warmed up enough that, after ...