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Tag: Arctic

Vanishing ice: Where is Greenland going?
Glaciers

Vanishing ice: Where is Greenland going?

Scientists journey to the Arctic circle to track meltwater from Greenland's largest marine-terminating glacier.
June 29, 2022 Mollie Passacantando
Baby zooplankton are surprisingly common in the Arctic winter
Ecology

Baby zooplankton are surprisingly common in the Arctic winter

It’s hard to grow up during the polar night—but a lot of zooplankton do it anyway!
April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 Cory Berger
Creatures in the cool lagoon: Are Arctic lagoons the next refuge for ringed seals?
Behavior

Creatures in the cool lagoon: Are Arctic lagoons the next refuge for ringed seals?

Seals need ice for rest and to raise pups, but where can they go in a melting world? Maybe lagoons.
October 18, 2021October 17, 2021 Kristin Huizenga
Narwhal Tusks Indicate Changing Mercury Levels in Arctic Waters
Sea Ice

Narwhal Tusks Indicate Changing Mercury Levels in Arctic Waters

By analyzing growth rings in the tusks of narwhals, scientists uncover trends in mercury pollution in the Canadian Arctic and…
July 28, 2021July 27, 2021 Rena Kingery
Blue is the New Green: How Melting Sea Ice Might Save Us Billions
Climate Change Sea Ice

Blue is the New Green: How Melting Sea Ice Might Save Us Billions

As Arctic sea ice melts, the ocean absorbs more carbon. Could this actually be a good thing? Researchers in Norway…
June 20, 2021 Megan Chen
Bearing teeth: How polar bear dental health can illustrate climate change
Behavior Climate Change

Bearing teeth: How polar bear dental health can illustrate climate change

It is no secret that climate change is damaging Arctic ecosystems. Because of melting sea ice, Arctic species have had…
May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Francesca Giammona
Open ocean polynyas: How these holes in the ice mysteriously appear
Sea Ice

Open ocean polynyas: How these holes in the ice mysteriously appear

For decades now scientists have been fascinated by polynyas, holes that appear in the polar sea ice whose causes are…
December 5, 2020December 6, 2020 Shawn Wang
Bowhead Whales Threatened by a ‘Killer’
Behavior

Bowhead Whales Threatened by a ‘Killer’

The Arctic is experiencing dramatic changes in sea ice. How will this warming affect the marine life? Scientists find there…
September 25, 2020October 20, 2020 Elena Gadoutsis
How do we navigate a climate-changed sea? By getting Inuit perspectives on the map.
Policy Sea Ice

How do we navigate a climate-changed sea? By getting Inuit perspectives on the map.

Climate change is impacting the waters of Arctic Canada. As ice cover declines, interest in using these routes for international…
June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 Ellie Oldach
Climate Change

Arctic Viruses Infecting sub-Arctic Seals: How Climate Change is Creating Marine Epidemics

With all the preparations being made to help human populations get through Covid-19, many are wondering about the effect the…
June 2, 2020 R J Parker
Arctic Unicorns: Understanding the past, present, and future of narwhals and their mysterious tusks
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…
April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Julia Zeh
Eating invasive species and the future of sustainable fisheries
Fisheries Invasive Species

Eating invasive species and the future of sustainable fisheries

Invasive species are a global phenomenon, and have been since modern human society became a global phenomenon. Many of them…
February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Rebecca Shell
What’s Killing Seabirds in the Bering Sea?
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…
July 10, 2019July 24, 2019 R J Parker
Millennial algae are not as productive: lazy, or less sea ice opportunities?
Biological oceanography

Millennial algae are not as productive: lazy, or less sea ice opportunities?

Why aren't Arctic phytoplankton as productive as they used to be? Is it a lazy millennial thing, or something more…
September 12, 2018September 13, 2018 Nyla Husain
What’s happening to carbon in the warming Arctic?
Climate Change

What’s happening to carbon in the warming Arctic?

The Arctic, warming at unprecedented rates, is undergoing profound changes. Using recent atmospheric CO2 measurements, Su-Jong Jeong and his colleagues…
July 30, 2018July 31, 2018 Julia Dohner
When life gives you global warming, make pancake ice in ocean wave models
Climate Change Physical oceanography Remote Sensing Sea Ice

When life gives you global warming, make pancake ice in ocean wave models

Sea ice is retreating, the Arctic is opening up, and wave activity is increasing. What does this mean for the…
June 20, 2018July 18, 2018 Nyla Husain
The Polar Vortex, Bomb Cyclones, and Climate
Atmosphere science Climate Change Sea Ice

The Polar Vortex, Bomb Cyclones, and Climate

Bomb cyclones, the polar vortex, and climate - they’ve all been in the news in recent years, but how do…
April 26, 2018July 18, 2018 Nyla Husain
How warming weather will open the mercury bank in Alaska
Climate Change

How warming weather will open the mercury bank in Alaska

Researchers in this study measured mercury in Alaska and calculated the mercury to organic carbon ratio. This ratio was used…
February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 Victoria Treadaway
Autonomous Under-ICE Vehicles
Biology Chemistry deep sea Geology ocean engineerings Ocean Exploration

Autonomous Under-ICE Vehicles

Seafloor exploration in areas of thick ice coverage has many obstacles. With careful planning and modifaction of AUV design and…
December 22, 2017December 22, 2017 Anne M. Hartwell
Melting ice, shifting microbes
Sea Ice

Melting ice, shifting microbes

Polar bears have been the poster child for sea ice melting in the Arctic. But what does sea ice loss…
December 14, 2017December 14, 2017 Michael Graw

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