Spring is coming earlier to parts of the Arctic, and so are some migratory birds. But researchers have yet to get a clear picture of how climate change is transforming tundra life. That’s st... Read more
Antifreeze proteins from fish living in icy seas have inspired a new way to freeze blood which could one day increase the precious stocks available for medical procedures. University of Warw... Read more
The high cliffs of Eastern Siberia – which mainly consist of permafrost – continue to erode at an ever quickening pace. This is the conclusion which scientists of the Alfred Wegener Institut... Read more
A new breed of ice-breaking vessel that can clear wider swathes of ice will boost the development of global shipping lanes in the Arctic THE clank of hammers, the grind of machinery and the... Read more
Fund recommended to hedge against greatest threat: a breached oil sands tailing pond; Biodiversity in watershed covering roughly 20% of Canada compared to Africa’s Serengeti; Alarm rai... Read more
“The most exciting thing about this project is that it offers us the potential to restore the function of reefs, both shallow and deep, across the globe, which we all enjoy and benefi... Read more
Science and innovation have always stimulated progress and have always been essential for the development of the economy and human potential. Today, when the Arctic is increasingly becoming... Read more
Shell is preparing to lead a new oil rush in the American north this summer despite spill risks A new round of exploratory oil drilling is due to begin in the Arctic this July. Oil companies... Read more
The bright green goop is the very bottom of the ocean food chain. It’s also the latest delicacy. What disturbed chef Angel León most about Spanish fishermen was all the unwanted species they... Read more
The shrubs that are already there are transforming into trees in just a few decades In just a few decades shrubs in the Arctic tundra have turned into trees as a result of the warming Arctic... Read more
Scientists continue to discover more and more of the powerful greenhouse gas escaping from the thawing Arctic Scientists have found more than 150,000 sites in the Arctic where methane... Read more
The intense agitating power of the Azipods can actually help break ice from underneath The Arctic North end of Russia is believed to hold as much as a quarter of all the world’s oil de... Read more
Ice Cores from Greenland Unlock Ancient Climate Secret Climate science research often involves a little derring-do mixed in with a lot of tedium. Some scientists scramble up equatorial peaks... Read more