Norway’s Deep-Sea Mining Decision Is a Warning
Politicians claim the move could provide vital minerals for the green transition. Critics say opening up exploration creates geopolitical headaches and is environmentally ..
Politicians claim the move could provide vital minerals for the green transition. Critics say opening up exploration creates geopolitical headaches and is environmentally ..
Clouds way up in the stratosphere act like a blanket, trapping heat in the Arctic and Antarctica. That could help explain why models keep underestimating ..
The algae Melosira arctica is the foundation of the food chain, and its contamination could have major consequences for ecosystems and the climate. ..
The Far North is thawing, unleashing clouds of planet-heating gas. Scientists rely on an arsenal of tech to sniff out just how nasty the problem is. ..
Thousands of contaminated sites are sitting on permafrost that'll soon thaw, a looming disaster that could spread beyond the region. ..
Climate change is disrupting delicate arctic habitats, which could unearth frozen viruses and transport them elsewhere. ..
White spruce trees are expanding into the Arctic tundra with stunning speed, with potentially serious consequences both for the region and the world. ..
Scientists show how microbes living in a salty spring near the North Pole might resemble those that could have survived on the Red Planet—or in ocean ..
Photons wander through snow like ants through a nest. That inspired a clever new NASA technique for measuring the fluffy stuff from orbit. ..
Thousands of years ago, hydrothermal vents fed worms deep below the ice. Scientists have found 300-year-old sponges feeding on the worms’ fossilized ..