This Tiny Robot Was Lost in Arctic Waters for Months. Now It’s Back With Some Unique Data
Pete Harmsen, CC BY-ND Equipped with temperature and salinity sensors, our Argo ocean float was supposed to be…
Polar bears may be adapting to survive warmer climates thanks to their ‘jumping genes’
Published on 13/12/2025 – 8:00 GMT+1 Polar bears are rapidly undergoing “fundamental genetic changes” in a desperate attempt…
Researchers Dive to Never Before Explored Arctic Ocean Ridge Studded with Volcanoes
The submersible Fendouzhe being deployed off a Chinese icebreaker in the Arctic Ocean. Credit: Courtesy of the Fendouzhe…
Danish Arctic chief expects High North arms race after Ukraine war
MILAN — The prospect of a conflict in the Arctic is rising, Denmark’s Arctic commander has warned, with…
Melting polar ice supercharges ocean ‘stirring’, threatening marine climate
Polar sea ice is vanishing far faster than most people expected, and the change is not only visible…
China has big ambitions in space and the Arctic. Should the West be worried?
In 2003, a decade after the humiliation of the Yinhe incident – when a Chinese container ship was…
Rhinos Lived in High Arctic 23 Million Years Ago
Paleontologists have identified a new Early Miocene species of the rhinocerotid genus Epiaceratherium from the fossilized remains found…
Polar Bears International Publishes Drone Guidance for Photographers
BJ Kirschhoffer / Polar Bears International Polar Bears International has published guidelines for photographers and filmmakers using drones…
Melting Arctic ice unlocks a secret that could rewrite Earth’s climate equation |
The Arctic Ocean has long been seen as a frozen, lifeless frontier. But as climate change melts 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.…
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…
‘Ends Of The Earth,’ By Neil Shubin — Review
A gripping story of polar exploration written by a scientist who has devoted his entire career to identifying…