Arctic
Dark Energy: The Biggest Mystery in the Universe
At the South Pole, astronomers try to unravel a force greater than gravity that will determine the fate of the cosmos
April 2010 |
By Richard Panek
Barrow, Alaska: Ground Zero for Climate Change
Scientists converge on the northernmost city in the United States to study global warming's dramatic consequences
March 2010 |
By Bob Reiss
Alaska's Great Wide Open
A land of silvery light and astonishing peaks, the country's largest state perpetuates the belief that anything is possible
November 2009 |
By Pico Iyer
Arctic Dispatch: A Thaw in the Arctic Tundra
Researchers at the Toolik Field Station study thermokarst to understand the ecological effects of climate change
July 22, 2008 |
By Christine Dell’Amore
Arctic Dispatch: A Toolik Farewell
After leaving Toolik, the team finds points of interest on the road back to Fairbanks
July 11, 2008 |
By Christine Dell’Amore
Arctic Dispatch: Looking at the Lakes
Alaska’s Arctic lakes are a source of methane experiments for a warming planet
July 10, 2008 |
By Christine Dell’Amore
Arctic Dispatch: The Toolik Way of Life
Gourmet fare, live music and 24-hour Arctic summer sun make life in Toolik hard to beat
July 08, 2008 |
By Christine Dell’Amore
Arctic Dispatch: The Hike Up Jade Mountain
After a day of experiments and ongoing mosquito battles, Christine Dell’Amore enjoys the view from the top
July 03, 2008 |
By Christine Dell’Amore
Arctic Dispatch: Thermokarst and Toolik
The team studies consequences of the Arctic’s warming temperatures
July 03, 2008 |
By Christine Dell’Amore
Arctic Dispatch: Playing With Permafrost
The first field tests in the tundra look at the effects of nitrogen levels on permafrost
July 03, 2008 |
By Christine Dell’Amore
Arctic Dispatch: Reaching Toolik
Journalist Christine Dell’Amore travels to Alaska’s Toolik Field to observe the environmental changes occurring in the Arctic Circle
July 03, 2008 |
By Christine Dell’Amore
Arctic Dispatch: A Polar Bear Plunge
A trip to the oil-rich Prudhoe Bay region ends in an Arctic swim
July 03, 2008 |
By Christine Dell’Amore
Arctic Dispatch: Exploring the Aufeis
Dell'Amore and her fellow researchers climb the aufeis and meet interesting insects
July 03, 2008 |
By Christine Dell’Amore
Ground Thaw
Geographer Christopher Burn explains why permafrost is thawing
January 28, 2008 |
By Anne Casselman
Bear Trouble
Only hundreds of miles from the North Pole, industrial chemicals threaten the Arctic's greatest predator
April 2003 |
By Marla Cone
