Tag: Arctic
As Arctic sea ice shrinks, new research shows how much energy...
Anthony Pagano, University of California, Santa Cruz
Polar bears live in a remote and inhospitable environment far from most human settlements. For most biologists, opportunities...
Is warming in the Arctic behind this year’s crazy winter weather?
Jennifer Francis, Rutgers University
Damage from extreme weather events during 2017 racked up the biggest-ever bills for the U.S. Most of these events involved conditions...
Why Americans will never agree on oil drilling in the Arctic...
Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
After decades of bitter struggle, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge seems on the verge of being opened to the...
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
I found a new meteor shower, and it comes from an...
Patrick M. Shober, NASA
Across the Earth, every night, thousands of automated stargazers are waiting to take pictures of...
