Life is harsh for barnacle geese, which must contend with Arctic temperatures and protect their young from predators like foxes by nesting on high ledges and cliffs. But this strategy has a ...

The tundra biome is the coldest and one of the largest ecosystems on Earth. It covers about one-fifth of the land on the planet, primarily in the Arctic circle but also in Antarctica as well as a ...

The tundra biome is characterized by extremely cold temperatures and treeless, frozen landscapes. There are two types of tundra: Arctic and alpine. The Arctic tundra is located between the north ...

But as the Arctic transforms before our eyes, such efforts are proving invaluable in documenting — and interpreting — changes in one of the most rapidly evolving biomes on the planet.

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Arctic Monkeys fans are delving into the depths of one of their "favourite" albums. They took to the r/ArcticMonkeys subreddit to dissect the potential messages within the songs. Although not as ...

A new study has shed light on the highly variable and climate-sensitive routes that substances from Siberian rivers use to travel across the Arctic Ocean. The findings raise fresh concerns about ...

Commercial, strategic, and scientific motivations drive China’s growing interests in the Arctic. Russia, an Arctic power, has simultaneously been a reluctant partner and competitor to China in the ...

This contribution is part of the special series of Inaugural Articles by members of the National Academy of Sciences elected in 2016. Contributed by Claire L. Parkinson, May 24, 2019 (sent for review ...

The co-authors of the study, published in December 2024, outline several factors that make the Arctic an area of concern when it comes to zoonoses — infectious diseases that can be transmitted from ...

As the Arctic continues warms faster than ever before, it is predicted that ROS events will become more severe and frequent. The Arctic Rain on Snow Study (AROSS) at NSIDC seeks to understand if ROS ...

A drifting science station designed for research in the Arctic is scheduled to carry out 10 successive missions from 2025 to 2046, where it will remain stuck in the ice for 90% of its expedition time.