Many rivers flow into the Arctic Ocean north of the Arctic Circle—including the Lena in Siberia and the Mackenzie River in Canada. The deltas of these large and small rivers store large amounts of carbon,

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Scientists succeeded in thickening and lightening Arctic ice using seawater in an innovative climate experiment.

Arctic communities are increasingly exposed to dangerous weather events due to climate change and rely on accurate weather forecasts. However, conditions in the lower atmosphere remain poorly observed in the Arctic because monitoring systems are expensive and difficult to deploy.

New research suggests the Arctic may be approaching a critical threshold. Here's what scientists are predicting – and why it matters.

In the two years since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, a chasm has grown between Russian scientists and their counterparts around the world. For much of his career, Alaska-based scientist Vladimir Romanovsky has collaborated with colleagues back home in ...

Researchers at iC3 have found a way to improve records of past high latitude ocean change using tiny plankton shells called foraminifera. By growing these foraminifera under controlled cold-water conditions,

Gray whales that have followed the same coastal migration corridor between Arctic feeding grounds and Mexican breeding lagoons for centuries are now turning into San Francisco Bay in growing numbers,