Despite falling global mercury emissions, mercury levels in Arctic wildlife continue to rise. A new study reveals that ocean currents are delivering legacy mercury pollution from distant regions like ...

The Arctic Ocean, once locked in a vault of thick, old ice, now is transforming at lightspeed. Temperatures there are increasing at up to four times the rate of the planet overall, melting sea ice ...

'Specialist' lifeforms that live under Arctic sea ice are at risk as the ice retreats, new research shows. "Specialist" lifeforms that live under Arctic sea ice are at risk as the ice retreats, new ...

Living off one of the richest oceans in the Arctic, the polar bears by the Chukchi Sea appear to be thriving. Females are in good health and give birth to healthy cubs. Overall, this Alaskan ...

To study the marine diversity of the Inglefield Bredning Fjord, northwest Greenland, they set up a video camera with red ...

Mercury (Hg) is an environmental concern in the Arctic, where high concentrations are found in top predators such as polar bears and toothed whales. Despite declining atmospheric Hg emissions since ...

In 2006, when the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, released the first-ever Arctic Report Card, scientists already knew the top of the world was in trouble. It’s now much ...

Scientists have uncovered the remains of a vast animal community that lived in the European Arctic 75,000 years ago. The bones of 46 types of animals—including mammals, fish and birds—were discovered ...

Learn how researchers used underwater cameras and hydrophones to observe life moving naturally through one of the least ...

Scientists have uncovered the remains of a vast animal community that lived in the European Arctic 75,000 years ago. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The bones of 46 ...