As temperatures rise, reindeer face a growing struggle to reach the lichen they depend on. More frequent and intense droughts, storms and heat waves, melting glaciers, warming oceans and rising sea ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Nearly every nation has fallen short in its efforts to cut global emissions. And while world leaders are making new commitments to reduce carbon emissions, scientists say wildlife ...
Polar bears, the iconic creatures of the Arctic, have a role that extends beyond their status as apex predators. They are ...
A new study shows how much food polar bears leave behind — and how their decline threatens scavengers across the Arctic.
As climate change drives earlier spring conditions in the Arctic, bird species that travel there to breed there are under pressure to migrate faster. A new study led by researchers from the University ...
Potential routes of transmission of the zoonotic parasite Toxoplasma gondii in the North, with focus on free-ranging wildlife hosts and the shared environment. (Reprinted and modified with permission ...
Climate change is starving the Arctic Ocean of essential nutrients, with the region's six largest rivers now delivering far less of the type of nitrogen that marine ecosystems need to survive, ...
Climate change is starving the Arctic Ocean of essential nutrients, with the region's six largest rivers now delivering far less of the type of nitrogen that marine ecosystems need to survive, ...
The Arctic Sun has long since dipped below the horizon, plunging the world into 24 hours of darkness. The region stretching across northern Norway is a vital indicator of the health of our planet.
Winter has been the fastest-warming season for most of the U.S. since 1970, increasing the likelihood of winter precipitation ...