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

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.

Consequences for the climate The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and the surrounding Arctic ecosystem also play an outsized ...

There could be ripple effects. Scientists raise red flag after discovering concerning trend with plants in Arctic: 'An early warning signal' first appeared on The Cool Down.

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 ...

Rising toxins found in bowhead whales, harvested for subsistence purposes by Alaska Native communities, reveal that ocean ...

A warmer world is expected to bring more thunderstorms, especially at higher latitudes. Scientists are now reporting a ...

The 4th EMB Forum, recognized as an official ICARP III event, promotes the need for an ecosystem-based management approach in the Arctic Ocean, in order to adapt to and manage rapid environmental ...

The arctic ecosystem depends on them. In springtime, the algae bloom brilliant shades of green and draw tiny crustaceans, fish, birds and more to Arctic waters.

An Anchorage-based nonprofit has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Navy for suddenly canceling a $5 million federal grant that ...