New Species: First Primate Relatives Discovered in the High Arctic of Ancient Canada
Fossilized mammals reveal patterns of Arctic migration in warming climates. In the warm climate of ancient Canada, early primate relatives adapted to life in the…
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Trapping Millions of Tons of CO2 – Researchers Have Discovered an Arctic Carbon Conveyor Belt
Scientists discover a new pathway for the movement of carbon-rich materials from productive Arctic coastal waters to the deep ocean. Every year, the transfer of…
Catastrophic Trend Alert: Global Warming in the Arctic Fuels Megafires on the Permafrost
The Siberian Arctic experienced an unusual number of fires in 2019 and 2020. This raised concerns in the scientific community, as the Arctic has large…
A Warmer Arctic Ocean Leads to More Snowfall in Northern Eurasia
A new model explains that water evaporating from the Arctic Ocean due to a warming climate is transported south and can lead to increased snowfall…
New Data Reveals an Arctic “Treasure Trove”
A new dataset provides an important glimpse into Arctic ecosystems. A major new project will help to monitor biodiversity change in the Arctic Ocean and…
Is Ocean Acidification Causing the Arctic To Melt?
The discovery highlights a dual danger to the survival of plants, shellfish, coral reefs, other marine species, and the climate. After finding that the western…
2022 Arctic Summer Sea Ice Minimum Extent Tied for 10th-Lowest on Record
Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on September 18, 2022, according to satellite observations. This year, the ice cover shrank to an area…
Scientists Say Refreezing Earth’s Poles Is Feasible and Remarkably Cheap
Earth’s poles are warming several times faster than the global average. In fact, record-smashing heatwaves were reported earlier this year in both the Arctic and…
Unique Subpopulation of Greenland Polar Bears Discovered by NASA-Funded Researchers
Greenland’s fjords harbor a unique group of polar bears that rely on glacial ice, a NASA-funded research study reported on June 16, 2022, in the…
Million-Year-Old Arctic Sedimentary Record Sheds Light on Climate Mystery That Has Puzzled Scientists
Oldest continuous arctic record is a step toward understanding dramatic shift in glacial cycles. New research is the first to provide a continuous look at…
The Global “Plastic Flood” – Even the High North Arctic Ocean Can’t Escape Microplastic Pollution
A new AWI-led study shows: there is now a concerning degree of plastic pollution in the Arctic Ocean. Even the High North can’t escape the…
NASA Finds 2022 Arctic Winter Sea Ice Maximum Extent 10th-Lowest on Record
Arctic sea ice appeared to have hit its annual maximum extent on February 25 after growing through the fall and winter. This year’s wintertime extent…
Advanced Underwater Mapping Technology Reveals Rapid Changes to Arctic Seafloor As Submerged Permafrost Thaws
Using MBARI mapping technology, researchers have established a baseline for tracking future changes to the seafloor. A new study from MBARI researchers and their collaborators…
New ICESat-2 Observations Show We’re Losing Arctic Sea Ice at a “Frightening” Rate
End-of-season Arctic multiyear sea ice is about 1.5 feet thinner in 2021 than in 2019 Arctic Ocean sea ice lost one-third of its volume in…
Thawing Permafrost Could Leach Microbes, Greenhouse Gases, and Chemicals Into Environment
Scientists are turning to a combination of data collected from the air, land, and space to get a more complete picture of how climate change…
A Sea of Icy Variability: Expansion of Sea Ice in the Bering Sea
Despite an overall trend of Arctic ice loss, the Bering Sea saw an expansion of sea ice due to a short-lived atmospheric-pressure pattern. In 2022,…
How Climate Change Is Destroying Arctic Coasts – Future Land Loss Calculated for the First Time
Erosion is destroying the coasts of the Arctic. The warming of the soil, leading to ruptures and slumping, can endanger important infrastructures and threaten the…
Massive Sponge Gardens Discovered on the Peaks of Extinct Underwater Volcanoes in the Arctic Deep Sea
Sponges grow in large numbers and to impressive size on the peaks of extinct underwater volcanoes. Massive sponge gardens thrive on top of seamounts in…
