Melting Arctic ice is revealing a hidden ecosystem where bacteria convert nitrogen gas into nutrients, fueling algae growth.

Tucked in the Barents Sea, over 1,000 kilometres from mainland Norway, lies the remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. Known ...

Polar bears, the iconic creatures of the Arctic, have a role that extends beyond their status as apex predators. They are ...

A University of New Brunswick researcher has returned from the Amundsen icebreaker’s first scientific expedition to the Queen ...

A new study published in the journal Oikos reveals for the first time the critical role polar bears play as carrion providers ...

Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, and others. This region is vital for global climate balance, known for its unique ...

The Arctic Ocean, once locked in a vault of thick, old ice, now is transforming at lightspeed. Temperatures there are ...

Melting Arctic ice is revealing a hidden world of nitrogen-fixing bacteria beneath the surface. These microbes, not the usual ...

"If this trend continues, it could have a number of consequences," said Robert Björk, an Arctic ecosystem researcher at the ...

The discovery of non-cyanobacteria diazotrophs underneath Arctic sea ice could change our understanding of the food web, as ...

By hunting seals on the sea ice and abandoning the remains, polar bears transfer a substantial amount of energy from the ocean to the ice surface, making it accessible to other animals. The study ...

It's estimated that polar bears leave behind around 7.6 million kilos of their prey annually, creating a "massive and vital" ...