• Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 30th, 2014
Humongous Waves in the Arctic Ocean Measured for the First Time Ever

Humongous Waves in the Arctic Ocean Measured for the First Time Ever

The waves that researchers got to measure stood about 5 meters (16 feet) tall

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 3rd, 2014
Maximum Arctic Sea Ice Extent for 2014 Is Fifth-Lowest on Record

Maximum Arctic Sea Ice Extent for 2014 Is Fifth-Lowest on Record

NSIDC publishes new report on the state of ice sheets at the North Pole

Watch: Video Documents Biodiversity on Russia's Wrangle Island

Watch: Video Documents Biodiversity on Russia's Wrangle Island

This video is a definite must-see, if one happens to be a wildlife enthusiast

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 6th, 2014
Arctic Temperatures Significantly Higher than Usual This Winter

Arctic Temperatures Significantly Higher than Usual This Winter

New NSIDC report details climate anomalies above the Arctic Circle

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 6th, 2014
Warmer Rivers Contribute Significantly to Ice Melt in the Arctic

Warmer Rivers Contribute Significantly to Ice Melt in the Arctic

New study quantifies the effect these waters have on sea ice

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 5th, 2014
Ice-Free Season in the Arctic Increasing by 5 Days per Decade

Ice-Free Season in the Arctic Increasing by 5 Days per Decade

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 9th, 2014
Arctic Ice Extents Improve Over Past Years, but Not by Much

Arctic Ice Extents Improve Over Past Years, but Not by Much

NSIDC releases report on the state of North Pole ices in December

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 20th, 2013
Coraline Algae Reveal 650 Years of Arctic Ocean History

Coraline Algae Reveal 650 Years of Arctic Ocean History

This is the first research to use these algae in studying climate change

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 8th, 2013
The Arctic Ocean Had Frozen Almost Entirely by the End of October

The Arctic Ocean Had Frozen Almost Entirely by the End of October

Only small stretches of water remained open to navigation

Ice Sheets over a Kilometer Thick Used to Form in the Arctic Ocean

Ice Sheets over a Kilometer Thick Used to Form in the Arctic Ocean

The ice sheets stretched over an area as large as Scandinavia

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 26th, 2013
The North Pole Has Turned into a Lake

The North Pole Has Turned into a Lake

Scientists say this has happened before, there is nothing to worry about

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 26th, 2012
Companies Plan to Drill in Former Soviet Nuclear Dumping Site

Companies Plan to Drill in Former Soviet Nuclear Dumping Site

The risk for radiation far exceeds the financial incentives, argue environmentalists

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 19th, 2012
Arctic Ocean to Reach Minimum Yearly Extent Soon

Arctic Ocean to Reach Minimum Yearly Extent Soon

Experts say that this year broke the low sea ice extent record set in 2007

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 24th, 2012
Expedition to Study Arctic Ocean Acidification Starts August 25

Expedition to Study Arctic Ocean Acidification Starts August 25

Researchers will study the effects of global warming near the North Pole

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 8th, 2012
Arctic Ocean Phytoplankton Concentrations Exceed All Others

Arctic Ocean Phytoplankton Concentrations Exceed All Others

Researchers were not expecting this to be the case

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 23rd, 2012
Deciphering the Carbon Cycle in the Arctic

Deciphering the Carbon Cycle in the Arctic

Study conducted several years ago finally reveals its results

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 23rd, 2012
Arctic Freshwater Dome Could Freeze Europe

Arctic Freshwater Dome Could Freeze Europe

The water may spill into the north Atlantic Ocean

 
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