Tag: Arctic
Mercury from industrialized nations is polluting the Arctic – here’s how...
Daniel Obrist, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Scientists have long understood that the Arctic is affected by mercury pollution, but know less about how it happens....
Fracking comes to the Arctic in a new Alaska oil boom
Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
Arctic lands and waters hold irresistible allure for global oil companies. Despite opposition from environmental groups and...
Scientist at work: Tracking muskoxen in a warming Arctic
Joel Berger, Colorado State University
Our Earth has unimaginable diversity, from seascapes 8,000 meters below the ocean’s surface to landscapes 8,000 meters above it. Its...
Donald Trump and the world: Five challenges
Simon Reich, Rutgers University Newark
The election is finally over. It has resulted in the most stunning political upset in the modern era.
But that...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
