Pollution
Impacts of oil spills in the Arctic can last for decades
Forty years after an oil spill in the Arctic, the beaches look normal to bare eyes – but are they?
Tag: Arctic Ocean
Biodiversity
A who’s who of the parasites of Arctic zooplankton
Scientists learn about the diversity of parasites that infect some of the Ocean's smallest critters
Physical oceanography
Where Does Arctic Ice Melt Go?
Water in the Arctic Ocean is getting fresher as polar sea ice melts. But that fresher water doesn’t stay in…
Climate Change
Skating on Thin Ice
Newly developed global climate models show us that Arctic Sea ice may be more unstable than we previously thought. The…
Ecology
Arctic Unicorns: Understanding the past, present, and future of narwhals and their mysterious tusks
Why do narwhals have tusks that make them look like unicorns? As climate change continues, what is the fate of…
Climate Change
A Seasonal “Freeze” on Arctic Methane Release
According to new research from the Arctic University of Norway, current greenhouse gas budgets overestimate the amount of methane released…
Climate Change
What’s Killing Seabirds in the Bering Sea?
Jones T, Divine LM, Renner H, Knowles S, Lefebvre KA, Burgess HK, et al. (2019) Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins…
Chemistry
Out of sight, but not out of mind: human created chemicals persist deep in the Arctic Ocean
Human created chemicals can be "too good" at their job, remaining persistent and/or toxic in the environment, well beyond the…
Physical oceanography Plastic Pollution
The end of the line for ocean plastics
A team of researchers set out on an Expedition around the Arctic Ocean to prove what scientists have long suspected:…
Book Review
What lies beneath: A Gargantuan Volcanic Crater in the Arctic Ocean
Deep underneath the Arctic Ocean, researchers are studying properties of its sea floor, and colossal sized terrain features are slowly…
Book Review Sea Ice
Atlantic confirmed as accomplice in Arctic sea ice loss
A team of scientist gathered new evidence from the Arctic Ocean, revealing a new suspect responsible for rapidly melting Arctic…
Climate Change Microbiome Sea Ice
The Meltdown: Protists in the time of disappearing Sea Ice in the Arctic Ocean
Sea ice levels in the Arctic Ocean safeguard thousands of marine biosystems. Protists are little known micro-organisms that play a…
Physical oceanography
Oceanbites Mingles With ArcticMix (Part 3)
This is part 3 of 3 in a series on the recent ArcticMix expedition aimed at improving ocean models that…
Climate Change Modeling Physical oceanography Science Communication
Oceanbites Mingles With ArcticMix (Part 1)
This is part 1 of 3 interview posts on the ArcticMix voyage. Scientists share their experiences with life aboard a…
Chemistry Geology
A Song of Ice, Fire, and Climate: Could Warming Seas Release Methane from Beneath the Seafloor?
In 2008, scientists were troubled to find methane bubbling up from marine sediments off the coast of a string of…