The depths of the Arctic Ocean have warmed more than scientists expected. New research has placed the blame on warmer water ...
Studies like this raise public awareness of critical issues. Scientists make alarming discovery deep beneath icy Arctic ...
Killer whales, also known as orcas, have officially made the Arctic Ocean their home — something that was nearly impossible until now. Historically, thick ice sheets blocked the whales from venturing ...
Arctic giants, bowhead whales, possess incredible adaptations for survival in freezing, ice-covered waters. Their massive ...
U.S. partners with Canada and Finland to build Arctic icebreakers amid growing China threat. New ICE Pact aims to strengthen ...
A floppy-footed type of seal has just been discovered in Greenland’s frigid waters, proving the Arctic still has some secrets up its icy sleeves. Local hunters near the famous Ilulissat Icefjord in ...
A research team has found that summer rainfall in the Arctic would increase by about 17% under 2°C global warming, ...
Humans, under optimal conditions, can live to an age of 100 or more. That pales in comparison to this cold-water, ...
WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – Once known to be Earth’s critical carbon sink, an increasingly warming Arctic Ocean is driving intense carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to a study by NASA. It’s been ...
Arctic coastlines are falling into the sea. Wave action, rising sea levels, and thawing permafrost are all contributing to ...
Qaiyaan Harcharek was hunting for bowhead whales in the spring of 2007 when he first saw a humpback whale in the waters off Utqiaġvik, his hometown and the nation’s farthest north community. He and ...