ARCTIC
Traces of Earth's Core Were Found In the Arctic and Scientists Don't Know Why
“We know very little about Earth's core, other than that it exists."
Climate Change Is Creating Strange ‘Polygon Fields’ In the Arctic, and Scientists are Worried
The presence of geological polygons can mean "faster rates of erosion" in permafrost, and may be a globally important phenomenon.
Good News: A 1987 Treaty Has Successfully Preserved Arctic Ice, Scientists Say
The Montreal Protocol delayed the total loss of sea ice by 15 years, but scientists say more intervention is needed.
Scientists Discovered Microbes Feasting on Plastic in the Arctic. It Could Help Fight Pollution
The discovery of microbes in the Arctic and the alps that consume plastic at low temperatures could be a recycling breakthrough.
Big Oil Plans to Artificially Freeze the Melting Arctic to Drill More Oil
The Biden Administration approved ConocoPhillips' Willow Project this week, which will use "thermosyphons" to freeze melting permafrost.
Photos of Russia’s Saami People and the Fight to Protect their Culture
Photographer Natalya Saprunova has captured a rich and vibrant way of life that is increasingly under threat.
The Entire Arctic Ecosystem Is Awash in Plastic Pollution, Dire Study Reports
Plastic has seeped into the air, ocean, ice, snow, seafloor, and shorelines of the Arctic.
‘Never Supposed to Happen’: North and South Poles See Unprecedented Heat
Extreme temperature spikes at the North and South Poles are showing the worrying effects of climate change, scientists say.
The Arctic Seafloor Is Degrading and Could Be a Climate Time Bomb
Up to a trillion tons of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, may be locked away in the decaying ocean floor of a vast Arctic continental shelf.
Scientists Discover Centuries-Old Arctic Creatures Surviving on Fossils
Sponges spotted a half a mile below the Arctic sea ice had researchers "jumping for joy" according to a study co-author.
Here's What They Eat in the Northernmost City in the World
We ventured to the Svalbard Islands to work out what Arctic cuisine actually consists of.
There’s a Toxic, California-Sized Algae Bed Creeping Into the Arctic
Scientists say the size of the algae cyst bed is “unprecedented globally” and threatening the Arctic food supply.