Even NASA isn't quite sure how to explain these holes in the Arctic Sea's ice
Can you identify the holes in the sea ice pictured above? If so, let NASA know. They recently posted the image,...
The first salty lakes discovered in the Arctic could hold the key to finding alien life
Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered extremely salty subglacial lakes buried beneath 1800-2460...
The world's biggest Arctic lake isn't as resistant to climate change as scientists thought
Scientists used to think Lake Hazen, located around 560 miles away from the North Pole in Canada, was beyond the...
The melting Arctic is already changing the ocean's circulation
In the far North Atlantic, scientists have uncovered new evidence that an unusual infusion of freshwater into the...
Pre-industrial carbon found in Canadian Arctic waters
Old (or possibly ancient) carbon is escaping from Arctic soils, according to new evidence cited by The Washington...
Extreme Arctic warmth deeply concerning, scientists say
A recent bout of extreme warm weather in the far north Arctic Circle is setting new temperature records and unnerving...
An enormous amount of mercury is buried beneath the melting Arctic permafrost
Scientists have learned that a massive amount of mercury is currently encased within the Arctic permafrost —...
Polar bears could go extinct sooner than scientists previously thought
We've long known climate change will cause trouble for polar bears in the wild, but a new study reveals their metabolic...
2017: the year climate change spiraled out of control
With its extreme weather and unraveling public policy, 2017 provided the world with a glimpse of its climate-chaotic...
Scientists warn that the Arctic will never be frozen again
The Arctic as we've always known it is gone. According to scientists, the Arctic is trending toward an ice-free...
The farmers growing food across frigid northern latitudes
Although frost has arrived in most subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, farmers still carry on even...
512-year-old Greenland shark may be the oldest living vertebrate on Earth
A recently identified 512-year-old Greenland shark may be the world's oldest living vertebrate. Although scientists...
Video of starving polar bear ‘rips your heart out of your chest’
Conservationist Paul Nicklen recorded this devastating video of a polar bear struggling to survive in a warming...
Scientists protest senator's plan to open vital Arctic wildlife refuge to oil exploration
An Alaska senator recently introduced legislation to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling....
Arctic warming likely turned Harvey into "an extreme killer storm"
Melting Arctic ice and spiking temperatures don't just affect the northernmost part of Earth. According to Cornell...
