Simple explanation for Antarctic sea ice phenomenon
American researchers have discovered why Antarctic sea ice is melting faster than it is building up: simply because of solar radiation.
American researchers have discovered why Antarctic sea ice is melting faster than it is building up: simply because of solar radiation.
In less than a decade, an unprecedented collaborative project has succeeded in tripling the Klinse-Za caribou population.
Sound is carried faster in warmer Arctic waters than in colder ones, which means good news and bad news for Arctic marine mammals and other animals.
Antarctic fish have adapted over thousands of years to survive in the freezing temperatures of Antarctic waters. In the process, they have lost the ability to grow quickly.
A new study identifies 21 European rivers, including the Rhine, as sources of microplastic pollution in the Arctic Ocean.
At both ends of the globe, heat waves with temperature differences of up to 40°C above average have completely surprised and amazed experts.
Researchers identify the most likely sources of cosmic neutrinos hitting detectors at the South Pole in a new study.
Peatlands in the Arctic permafrost belt are responding more strongly to warming than previously thought.
An international research team has discovered evidence in ice cores from Antarctica and Greenland that points to gigantic volcanic eruptions during the last ice age.
Swiss research groups are launching several projects with Greenlandic partners to assess natural hazards and study climate change impacts on the fjords.
The crater, discovered in 2015 under the ice cap in northwestern Greenland, originated from an asteroid impact many millions of years ago, according a recent dating study.
The ancestors of orcas, which today hunt polar animals such as seals, penguins and even whales, only went after fish, an international study shows.
Hublot and the Polar Pod expedition enter into a partnership. The Polar Pod is an emission-free vessel to explore the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.
Thanks to its special shell surface, the Antarctic scallop manages to remain ice-free even in supercooled water.
Climate change is bringing more favorable conditions for vegetation at alpine altitudes and in the high Arctic. However, shrubs suffer from drought.
A new study of northern elephant seals suggests that the animals have a map sense that allows them to know their position relative to a target location.
Similar to schooling fish and birds, Antarctic krill look to their nearest neighbors for orientation. But there are also striking differences, as a new study shows.
Antarctic sea ice has reached a new record low this year, but scientists point to the variability of the system.
To protect whales, WWF Russia reports that shipping in the Bering Strait and narrow areas of the Northern Sea Route need to be restricted.
Russia, as chair of the Arctic Council, has proposed a project to combat viruses that have been hidden under the permafrost for more than 30,000 years.
Researchers have discovered more animals than assumed in the central Arctic Ocean region, including Atlantic cod and squid.
The European “Beyond EPICA” research team has successfully completed its first stage in the search for 1.5 million-year-old ice.
A research team has discovered details of the melting process of Antarctica’s largest ice shelf using newly developed probes.
Some reindeer populations have had the genes to undertake long migrations since the Ice Age, concludes a major study of caribou in North America.