Scientists are seeing changes off Alaska that have never been documented before, as warming upsets a vast ecosystem and one of the world's vital fisheries. Climate change transforms ecosystems in ...

Ground slumping in yedoma permafrost after a wildfire, in the interior of Alaska. Yedoma permafrost generally contains large ...

Microplastics in Arctic ecosystem discovered. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2021 / 08 / 210804210144.htm. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen ...

Arctic Ecosystems Being Nibbled Away Date: July 25, 2001 Source: Society For Conservation Biology Summary: The Arctic's fragile ecosystems are threatened by disturbances from petroleum development ...

Donald Trump plans to open 82% of the United States' largest tract of public land in the pursuit of fossil fuels.

The upshot is that the transformed nitrogen goes unused and is lost. Some of it may filter into groundwater as nitrates, and can contaminate aquatic systems; another part of it may be released as ...

A new study links toxic algae found in bowhead whales to ocean warming - a growing threat to Arctic food webs.

NOAA's annual Arctic Report Card, released on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, shows how warming temperatures in the Arctic are transforming the region's geography and ecosystems. David Goldman / AP ...

Arctic Ecosystems NPR News Science Correspondent Richard Harris reports that scientists have been surprised by a rapid change in the Arctic Tundra. When the Arctic air warmed up in the 1980s, this ...

It’s not yet clear what these new residents mean for the Arctic ecosystem, but concerns are growing, and locals and scientists are paying close attention.

For the Arctic, this means that air temperatures and autumn rain will only continue to increase, the study says. It's a negative impact on local ecosystems, but for humans as well, as Arctic lake ...

Last Year's Extreme Snowfall Caused 'Complete Reproductive Failure' in Arctic Ecosystem. Published Oct 15, 2019 at 2:00 PM EDT Updated Oct 16, 2019 at 3:45 AM EDT. By Rosie McCall .