Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element found across the globe, yet it becomes highly toxic as it accumulates up the ...

In high-latitude Arctic fjords, warming seas and reduced sea ice are boosting seaweed growth. This expansion of seaweed ...

Researchers are trying to rebuild sea ice above the Arctic Circle so it can reflect the sun’s warming rays, slowing climate ...

The Arctic is a region at the top of Earth consisting of an ocean—the Arctic Ocean—more or less surrounded by land. The Antarctic is at the bottom of Earth and is a continent surrounded by ocean.

Harvard Kennedy School Professor John Holdren and Arctic Initiative director Jennifer Spence say multiple new threats are ...

Here are answers to three questions about the High Arctic. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, an arm of the Interior ...

found that as Arctic ice melts, the sunlight reaching the ocean is changing. Instead of a broad range of light, it's becoming more limited and dominated by blue. This shift may seem minor ...

A question remains: To what extent does the ocean's color change prevail over other disruptions in the Arctic Ocean? According to Mathieu Ardyna, an oceanographer biologist (CNRS) at the Takuvik ...