This series of four Copernicus Sentinel-2 images captured between June 29 and July 24, 2020, shows a segment of the largest ice shelf in the…
On August 19, 2020, the world’s largest and longest polar research expedition – known as MOSAiC – reached the North Pole after making an unplanned…
Over the past months, the Arctic has experienced alarmingly high temperatures, extreme wildfires and a significant loss of sea ice. While hot summer weather is…
An international team of researchers has published the most detailed submarine map of the Artic Ocean. The study, which counts on the participation of the…
The St. Patrick Bay ice caps in Canada have completely disappeared. The St. Patrick Bay ice caps on the Hazen Plateau of northeastern Ellesmere Island…
Ph.D. student Steven Fons’ Arctic research adventure, complicated by COVID-19. For Steven Fons, returning home to D.C. in June was like coming back from another…
Stanford scientists find the growth of phytoplankton in the Arctic Ocean has increased 57 percent over just two decades, enhancing its ability to soak up…
The Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the world and snowmelt is speeding it up with rapid soil warming and increased CO2 in…
Climate change leads to longer growing seasons in the Arctic. A new study shows that predators like wolf spiders respond to the changing conditions and…
Beavers Gnawing Away at the Permafrost The large rodents are massively changing landscapes in the Arctic, which could have serious consequences for the frozen soils…
Continuous monitoring of glaciers and ice caps has provided unprecedented insights to global ice loss that could have serious socioeconomic impacts on some regions. Seven…
A state of emergency has been declared after some 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circle. Images captured by…
The Arctic Ocean in summer will very likely be ice free before 2050, at least temporally. The efficacy of climate-protection measures will determine how often…
The movement of sea ice between Arctic countries is expected to significantly increase this century. The movement of sea ice between Arctic countries is expected…
Shelf sediments, freshwater runoff from rivers brings more carbon, nutrients to North Pole. Trace elements may increase with future Arctic melt releasing dissolved organic matter…
The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission takes us over part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Most of the archipelago is part of Nunavut – the largest and…
Chlamydia are infamous for causing sexually transmitted infections in humans and animals or even amoeba. An international team of researchers have now diverse populations of…
Explanation is proposed for extra heat in the oceans. The Arctic has experienced the warming effects of global climate change faster than any other region…