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

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The boundary between subarctic and Arctic ecosystems is being rejiggered by the year, prompting an influx of invaders from the south, both in the ocean and on land.

As the Arctic warms, beavers are moving in Scientists are just beginning to study the impacts of beaver dams on the tundra.

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When the Arctic air warmed up in the 1980s, this delicate ecosystem started venting large quantities of carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere, potentially adding to global climate change.

Hidden Planet Arctic animals are battling more diseases in recent decades. Here’s why. Stories have surfaced of animals such as polar bears fighting off new diseases, and sometimes losing that ...

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Microalgae are tiny organisms that convert energy from sunlight into fuel. The arctic ecosystem depends on them. In springtime, the algae bloom brilliant shades of green and draw tiny crustaceans ...

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

A study Led by the UAB and the CREAF shows that the loss of nitrogen from Arctic soil not only deprives plants of a vital ...

The Arctic is undergoing profound environmental shifts, marked by unprecedented warming and ecosystem changes. A critical ...