Since covid brought the world to a standstill in 2020, thoughts have turned to what the next global pandemic could be.

But according to a new study, the answer could actually lie in the Arctic. Scientists have warned that melting ice at the North ... pathogens could disrupt the ecosystem, the sheer volume ...

The swift thawing of Arctic ice caps stands out as a clear result of climate change. Higher temperatures worldwide have sped up this process. It affects ecosystems, sea levels, and access to resources ...

Svalbard is the fastest warming place in the world, and even within the Arctic. Leaving as little trace as possible is a ...

The Earth's warming is behind the permafrost thaw—a process which refers to the melting of the ice in the frosty soil of ...

New Autonomous System to Monitor Arctic's Melting Ice Feb. 10, 2025 — Researchers have designed an alternative, autonomous observational method to monitor the Arctic's melting ice, which holds ...

Arctic sea ice melts and regrows over the year, freezing throughout the winter months to reach a maximum extent in late February or March, then melting through the summer to hit a low point in ...

Shrinking glaciers in Greenland have revealed vast new coastlines, reshaping the Arctic landscape and global maps.

In the dim twilight of an Arctic winter’s day, with the low sun stretching its orange fingers across the frozen sea, a group of researchers drill a hole through the ice and insert a hydrogen ...

Melting Arctic sea ice — mostly in the summer — is making the polar bear population smaller, weaker and hungrier because they rely on the sea ice to hunt from, scientists said. Arctic sea ice ...

The retreat of Arctic glaciers has revealed new land formations, significantly altering the region’s geography.