Arctic sea ice peaked at its lowest winter maximum in nearly five decades of satellite tracking, according to measurements recorded on March 22, 2025. The record came during a month when global sea ...

Immediately after nucleation, ice crystals (dark areas) formed rapidly and trapped brine (bright areas) within a porous network. As freezing progressed, this network reorganized into striped patterns ...

A research team developed a satellite-based method to analyze the life cycle of ocean eddies forming along Arctic sea-ice edges. By combining sequential synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images with ...

Michigan winters aren’t what they used to be — and not just in the “back in my day” sense. From record snow totals in parts of Metro Detroit to shifting ice patterns on the Great Lakes, the state’s ...