Arctic Ocean
Watch Wildfire Smoke from Alaska and Canada Envelop the Arctic
Here’s why that’s bad
Polar Bears are Eating Dolphins, Probably Thanks to Climate Change
A warmer winter lured a pod of white-beaked dolphins north but then ice trapped them, sealing their fate as a polar bear's meal
Inuit Wisdom and Polar Science Are Teaming Up to Save the Walrus
Traditional knowledge and scientific study are helping us begin to understand what a changing Arctic means for the marine mammal
It's Hard to Protect Arctic Mammals When We Don’t Know How Many Live There
Only a handful of animal populations are well counted — leaving researchers in the dark about how threatened the others are
Oil Companies Are Pausing Plans to Drill the Arctic
Drilling the Arctic is hard, and with oil prices flagging, it may not be worth it
Now the Danes Have Staked a Claim for the North Pole, Too
The ultimate decision over who controls the North Pole will come down to the United Nations
These Photos Capture a Decade of Change at Earth's Poles
From courting penguins to moody icebergs, photojournalist Camille Seaman shares her personal journey through polar habitats
Lose Ice in Alaska, See Temperatures Spike By 7°C
This puts the goal of keeping temperature rises below 2°C to shame
To Survive Climate Change, We Should Be More Like the Eskimos
Arctic Studies Center director Bill Fitzhugh says that studying northern cultures can help people adapt to climate change
35,000 Walruses Are Crowding Onto One Alaskan Beach
Some animals have already been killed on the beach, most likely by stampedes
Russia Is Building a New Military Base in the Arctic
The cold war over the Arctic continues
Sir John Franklin’s Doomed Ship Just Turned Up in the Arctic After 170 Years
The two ships disappeared in 1846 during a British expedition trying to map the Northwest Passage
More Evidence That Arctic Warming Is Behind the Weak Polar Vortex
Scientists lay out how melting sea ice may destabilize the Arctic atmospheric circulation
Meet the Insane Surfers Who Travel to the Arctic Ocean to Catch a Wave
Photographer Chris Burkard takes pleasure in working through the misery of the ice-cold waters of Norway
Rise of the Sea Urchin
In the icy waters off Norway, one intrepid Scot dives deep to satisfy the latest fjord-to-table craze at Europe’s finest restaurants
As the Ice Melts, Spying in the Arctic is Hitting Cold War Levels
The prospect of resources and shipping lanes has sparked tensions in the Arctic
These Researchers Put a Camera on a Polar Bear
In case you've ever wondered what it's like to be a polar bear
Arctic Shipping: Good For Invasive Species, Bad For the Rest of Nature
A pair of Smithsonian marine biologists argue that a warming Arctic puts the area at risk for inviting invasive species
Nearly All of Greenland’s Surface Melted Overnight in 2012—Here’s Why
High temperatures and black carbon from forest fires and fossil fuels combined to push the huge ice sheet over the edge
Your Garbage Is Polluting Even The Deep, Remote Reaches of the Ocean
Scientists have found plastic, glass and other trash littering the seafloor and collecting in canyons
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