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Mars Was Once Much Wetter NASA/USGS Mars’ geological features reveal that the planet once hosted rivers and extensive coastlines, indicating it may have had vast oceans…
Trees Floating Towards the Arctic Ocean Carl Christoph Stadie/Alfred Wegener Institute Logging extensive areas of boreal forests and submerging the trees in the Arctic Ocean could…
The previous season marked the highest temperatures in the Arctic for the past 125 years. March, typically the month with the greatest sea ice extent, recorded…
Glacier meets sea at Dixon Fjord in Greenland Jane Rix/Alamy Even if atmospheric carbon dioxide returns to pre-industrial levels and the global temperature decreases, the Arctic…
Deep Waters of the Arctic Ocean Are Warming Mozgova/Shutterstock Warm waters from the Atlantic near Greenland are now heating the deep layers of the Arctic Ocean,…
Paleontologists have identified a new early Miocene species of rhinoceros from the genus Epiaceratherium, based on fossilized remains uncovered in the Canadian Highlands Arctic. Reconstruction of…
Polar water is generated during the Martian season, which occurs due to the planet’s axis being tilted at an angle of 25.2 degrees, as explained by…
Svalbard experienced unprecedented heatwaves in the summer of 2024 Xinhua Newsletter/Shutterstock During the summer of 2024, six weeks of exceptional heat resulted in significant ice melt…
wGlacier researcher John Moore began exploring the Arctic Circle in the 1980s. The continuous warming of this area has led to the disappearance of many glaciers,…
Illustration of an ancient bird nesting above the Arctic Circle Gabriel Ugueto Recent findings of bone fragments from Alaska indicate that birds have been nesting and…
The Arctic is a rich land. Not only is its beauty, wildlife, cultural heritage, but also among the kinds of products we cherish most: oil, gas,…
overviewThis year was the second hottest year on record in the Arctic, according to a new report from NOAA.The authors said the tundra has become a…
A research team from Finland and Norway has identified two candidate anti-toxic compounds against enteric pathogens. E. coli Marine actinomycete strains from the bacterial metabolite (EPEC)…
Broken sea ice in Lancaster Sound, part of the Northwest PassageAllison Cook Shipping companies had hoped that melting sea ice would open up shorter shipping routes…
This scientific study used satellite transmitters, population counts, and DNA analysis of tissue samples to describe the special Kangi ringed seal in the Ilulissat Icefjord. Here,…
Bearded seals have complex nasal bones that help retain internal heat. Ole Jorgen Rioden/naturepl.com Arctic seals have evolved clever adaptations to help them stay warm in…