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Extreme weather events have become significantly more common in the Arctic over recent decades, posing a threat to vital polar ecosystems, according to new research by an international team of scientists.
Despite crushing pressure, total darkness and near-freezing temperatures, researchers found an underwater world teeming with life.
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By collecting whale breath, researchers detected a deadly virus in the Arctic for the first time
A deadly pathogen known as cetacean morbillivirus has been detected in Arctic waters for the first time. Researchers found it using a new technique to monitor the whales’ health: flying a drone over the creatures to catch their breath.
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Frequent Arctic wildfires could cut snow cover by 18 days, impacting global climate and ecology
The correlation between Arctic wildfires and abnormal snow cover under global warming is of growing concern. A comprehensive quantitative assessment by researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has shown that increasingly frequent seasonal wildland fires across the Arctic in recent years have delayed snow cover formation by at least five days and could lead to a future 18-day reduction of snow cover duration,
An Arctic blast is forecast to usher in multiple waves of dangerous cold to the Midwest and Northeast next week, forecasters warn.
I felt humbled," a guide leading the Arctic tour told Newsweek, as "they walk by as if you are just an object out on the land."
Arctic marine life is notoriously difficult to study because of its remoteness. But drones have enabled whales to be monitored and diagnosed while being minimally invasive, according to a new study.
National-security officials say Chinese submarines and icebreakers pose a new military threat from the High North.
Prediction markets are pricing 40 percent odds of a Greenland takeover, driven by Arctic security, Starlink connectivity, Anduril defense systems, and shifting incentives.