Scientists for years have alluded to this outcome occurring once ice caps fully melt during summer, potentially prompting an ...

Polar regions contain vast, undiscovered biodiversity but are both the most threatened and least-understood areas of the world. Now scientists led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the ...

A new international study involving researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows that vegetation in the Arctic is changing rapidly as species from nearby forests spread into the tundra. This ...

As Arctic winter warming events become more common, researchers are witnessing the melting landscape first-hand.

Algae skate through Arctic sea ice, thriving in subzero cold and revealing new secrets about survival in extreme polar environments.

Shipping traffic in the Arctic increased sharply between 2013 and 2023, driving up greenhouse gas and black carbon emissions in the region, according to a new report by Istanbul University. The study, ...

In a remote corner of Northern Norway, inside a dark coastal cave sealed off for millennia, scientists have opened a rare time capsule of life from 75,000 years ago. The bones and DNA traces of dozens ...

Tundra voles are among the small mammals Dr. Phil Manlick, with the U.S. Forest Service, studies to understand how warming is changing boreal and Arctic food webs. Tiny organisms are making big moves ...

The oldest Arctic animal community in Europe has been discovered in Norwegian cave, consisting of 46 species that lived ...

Concerted action is required to mitigate the impact of warming on polar ecosystems and sustainably manage these unique habitats. Polar regions contain vast, undiscovered biodiversity but are both the ...