Chilling News: NASA Finds 2023 Arctic Sea Ice 6th Lowest on Record
Satellite data shows that Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on September 19, 2023. Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum…
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Needle in a Snowstack: Biological Particles Drive Arctic Cloud Ice Formation
An international team of scientists from Sweden, Norway, Japan, and Switzerland, has presented research findings that reveal a crucial role of biological particles, including pollen,…
Springtails: The Ancient Masters of Antifreeze and Arctic Survival
More than 400 million years ago, an insect-like animal called the springtail developed a small protein that prevents its cells from freezing. The globe was…
Shifting Streams: How Climate Change Is Redefining Arctic River Networks
Intensified global warming has transformed Canadian High Arctic river networks over 60 years, influenced by freeze-thaw cycles and flooding patterns. New research underscores the urgent…
NASA and Rocket Lab: Launching the PREFIRE Arctic Warming Experiment
Data from the PREFIRE mission will inform climate and ice models, providing better projections of how a warming world will affect sea ice loss, ice…
10-Year Countdown: Climate Change Could Cause Arctic Sea Ice To Vanish by 2030s
If global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise at the current rate, the Arctic could lose all its sea ice by the 2030s. Cutting emissions…
Arctic Invasion: Atlantic Plankton Exposes Ice-Free Ocean in Earth’s Past
Analysis of microfossil content in sediment cores reveals that during the Last Interglacial, a species typically found in subpolar regions associated with Atlantic water expanded…
We Asked a NASA Scientist: Is Polar Ice Melting?
Is polar ice melting? The simple and straightforward answer is yes. It is, in fact, melting. But it’s a bit more complicated than that. You…
The Arctic’s Unseen Savior: The Montreal Protocol Has Delayed an Ice-Free Arctic by 15 Years
Recent studies indicate that the implementation of the 1987 global agreement aimed at safeguarding the ozone layer has successfully delayed the emergence of the initial…
Warning: Arctic’s “Last Ice Area” Faces Meltdown
New research indicates that summer Arctic Sea ice could soon become a relic of the past. Temperatures today mirror those of 10,000 years ago, when…
Researchers Uncover the Hidden Connection Between Arctic Ice and Extreme Cold Events in China
Researchers have linked extreme cold events in southern China to Arctic autumn sea-ice extent using paleoclimate data from 1289-2017, discovering a strengthening relationship since the…
Contamination Crisis: Arctic Ice Algae Heavily Contaminated With Microplastics
Melosira arctica has ten times higher concentration of plastic particles than surrounding seawater. The alga Melosira arctica, which grows under Arctic sea ice, contains ten times…
Experts Warn: Current Arctic Climate Modeling Too Conservative
According to researchers at the University of Gothenburg, the current climate models utilized by the UN’s IPCC and other organizations to forecast climate change are…
Gigantic Ant Fossil – With a 6″ Wingspan – Raises Questions About Ancient Arctic Migrations
Simon Fraser University scientists say their research on the latest fossil find near Princeton, B.C. is raising questions about how the dispersal of animals and…
“Going Where No Primate Has Gone Before”: Scientists Identify New Species of Near-Primates
The fossils were found on Ellesmere Island, located in Nunavut, Canada, within sedimentary layers associated with the early Eocene epoch, potentially providing insight into how…
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…
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…
