On August 19, 2020, the world’s largest and longest polar research expedition – known as…
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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.
Over the past months, the Arctic has experienced alarmingly high temperatures, extreme wildfires and a…
An international team of researchers has published the most detailed submarine map of the Arctic…
The St. Patrick Bay ice caps in Canada have completely disappeared. The St. Patrick Bay…
Ph.D. student Steven Fons’ Arctic research adventure, complicated by COVID-19. For Steven Fons, returning home…
Stanford scientists find the growth of phytoplankton in the Arctic Ocean has increased 57 percent…
The Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the world and snowmelt is speeding…
Climate change leads to longer growing seasons in the Arctic. A new study shows that…
Beavers Gnawing Away at the Permafrost The large rodents are massively changing landscapes in the…
Continuous monitoring of glaciers and ice caps has provided unprecedented insights to global ice loss…
A state of emergency has been declared after some 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked…
The Arctic Ocean in summer will very likely be ice-free before 2050, at least temporally.…
The movement of sea ice between Arctic countries is expected to significantly increase this century.…
Shelf sediments, freshwater runoff from rivers brings more carbon, nutrients to North Pole. Trace elements…
The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission takes us over part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Most of…
Chlamydia are infamous for causing sexually transmitted infections in humans and animals or even amoeba.…
Explanation is proposed for extra heat in the oceans. The Arctic has experienced the warming…
Permafrost plays an important role in the global climate and is also one of the…