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.
Tag: ice melt
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…
Climate Change
A Song of Ice and Sea Level Rise
How much ice is really being lost in the polar regions, and what have been the consequences? A team of…
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…
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Ocean Acidification Physical oceanography
Impact of Climate Change on Antarctic Waters
A recent study demonstrate the critical importance of Antarctic winds and meltwater to modeling the recent observed changes in Southern…
Climate Change Human impacts
Tracking the transience of lake ice in a changing climate
Changes in seasonal lake ice are threatening the lives of those who depend on it. Find out how scientists are…
Climate Change
Coastal waves link far-off winds to melting Antarctic ice
The ocean surrounding Antarctica is warming, rapidly melting ice shelves from below. Scientists have now discovered that strong winds thousands…
Book Review Climate Change
Antarctica’s growing green space
As the planet warms, Antarctic land ice is retreating rapidly in some regions, and along with this, small pockets of…
Physical oceanography
Seals put on their thinking caps for under-ice science
Scientists investigate warm water that drives melting in Antarctica with the help of some seals with high-tech hats.
Chemistry Climate Change
Lead Pollution in Antarctic Waters: Have We Cleaned Up Our Act?
Researchers traveled to the far reaches of Antarctica to determine whether lead levels there have declined since humans started cleaning…