AWI research team shows that jellyfish play an important, previously unknown role in the diet…
Browsing: Arctic
The Arctic is the Earth’s northernmost region, a vast and dynamic environment characterized by extreme cold, sea ice, tundra landscapes, and unique ecosystems. It plays a crucial role in regulating the planet’s climate and is home to indigenous communities and a diverse array of wildlife adapted to its harsh conditions. Scientific research in the Arctic focuses on topics such as climate change, melting ice sheets, shifting ecosystems, and emerging geopolitical interests, offering vital insights into global environmental trends and the future health of the planet.
First observation of marine invertebrates eating live and dead jellyfish during Arctic winter. In the…
Dynamic Arctic conditions have caused major die-offs in gray whales since the 1980s. Despite their…
Warming led to an intensified methane cycle, lasting thousands of years, study finds. New study…
Satellite data shows that Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on September…
An international team of scientists from Sweden, Norway, Japan, and Switzerland, has presented research findings…
More than 400 million years ago, an insect-like animal called the springtail developed a small…
Intensified global warming has transformed Canadian High Arctic river networks over 60 years, influenced by…
Data from the PREFIRE mission will inform climate and ice models, providing better projections of…
Arctic sea ice may vanish by the 2030s due to human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, intensifying…
Scientists confirm the Arctic was seasonally ice-free during the Last Interglacial, raising concerns about future…
Is polar ice melting? The simple and straightforward answer is yes. It is, in fact,…
Recent studies indicate that the implementation of the 1987 global agreement aimed at safeguarding the…
New research indicates that summer Arctic Sea ice could soon become a relic of the…
Researchers have linked extreme cold events in southern China to Arctic autumn sea-ice extent using…
Melosira arctica has ten times higher concentration of plastic particles than surrounding seawater. The alga Melosira…
Arctic Climate Models Face Accuracy Challenges According to researchers at the University of Gothenburg, the…
A giant Titanomyrma ant fossil in Canada questions previous assumptions about its preference for hot…