Scientists discover rhino that lived in Arctic 23 million years ago | Features
(Julius Csotonyi via SWNS) By Talker By Stephen Beech An extinct species of rhino that lived inside the…
Meet the Weirdly Wonderful ‘Frosty’ Rhino That Once Roamed the Canadian Arctic
When you think of rhinoceroses, chances are you think of regions like Africa and Asia, not North America.…
Hidden bacteria beneath the Arctic ice could boost ocean life
The Arctic Ocean, once locked in a vault of thick, old ice, now is transforming at lightspeed. Temperatures…
The Arctic is still warming, so why no new sea ice low record since 2012?
“The climate system is noisy, and not every uptick or slowdown is meaningful. Still, we should keep an…
The Permafrost’s “Revenant” Microbes Are Slowly Awaking. This Is Bad News for Climate Change
Thawing permafrost in Alaska. Image credits: Brandt Meixell/USGS. The frozen, barren soil of the Arctic isn’t as lifeless…
Scientists wake up microbes trapped in Arctic permafrost for 40,000 years
Far beneath the icy Alaskan tundra, life lay dormant for tens of thousands of years. In ice-laden soil…
Photographer Brings Drone on Cruise Ship, Finds Polar Bears Living in Abandoned Building
A photographer who brought his drone along on a cruise trip discovered a group of polar bears living…
Tiny Arctic Organisms Are Defying the Rules of Biology
Image of an Arctic diatom, showing the actin filaments that run down its middle and enable its skating…
HMCS Max Bernays pushes the RCN’s northern edge
His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Max Bernays has set a new milestone for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN).…
European Commission doubles financial support to Greenland to gain influence in the Arctic
ADVERTISEMENT It’s a strong signal that speaks volumes about Europe’s ambitions in the Arctic region. Last week, the…
Russia Risks Arctic Environmental Disaster in Pursuit of Profit and Power
As climate change accelerates, the once distant and frozen Arctic is transforming into a controversial industrial frontier. Nowhere…
Photographer Upends His Whole Life to Chase Auroras Around the Arctic
One night in 2018, I was viewing the international space station through a telescope in the observatory of…