Fish living in Arctic and Antarctic waters routinely face seawater temperatures near minus 1.9 degrees Celsius, cold enough to freeze unprotected blood. They survive because specialized glycoproteins ...

A new publication in the Journal of Fish Biology compares the diet of fish caught during different expeditions on board icebreaker Polarstern. This provides a more complete picture of their food ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock New research has indicated that melting Arctic sea ice could spell doom for the polar cod due to the ripple ...

As sea ice melts, more of the Arctic Ocean opens up. A former ambassador explains how this treaty creates time for scientists ...

Climate warming is one of the facets of anthropogenic global change predicted to increase in the future, its magnitude depending on present-day decisions. The north Atlantic and Arctic Oceans are ...

Most assume that cold water is deadly for fish. The truth is, nature has incredible exceptions. In polar oceans and snowy lakes where temperatures hover near freezing, certain fish actually thrive ...

Oceans shape everyday life in powerful ways. They cover 70% of the planet, carry 90% of global trade, and support millions of jobs and the diets of billions of people. As global competition ...

High-latitude aquatic ecosystems are responding to rapid climate warming. A longer ice-free season with higher water temperatures may accelerate somatic growth in lake ectotherms, leading to ...

Scientists warn that record-high sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean this year are having consequences for sea life. As marine heat waves there have worsened over the years, ...