But even then, the Arctic’s vast and unique ecosystem would be a tiny fraction of its former glory — and ultimately, the Last Ice Area is not immune to climate change. As the Arctic summer ...

Observed ecosystem-level changes in the Arctic include the disappearance of essential habitats, shifts in species’ timing and ranges, disruption of species’ relationships, declines in abundance, and ...

Image: Anthony Canamucio It has come as a surprise that many chemicals of anthropogenic origin such as pesticides are detectable at significant concentrations throughout the Arctic ecosystem, despite ...

Learn about the effects of a changing climate on the Arctic ecosystem and four of its well-known mammals: the polar bear, the walrus, the Arctic fox and the beluga whale. The term “climate ...

A 2D representation of Earth, such as a chart or map, can mislead us when visualizing long international routes.

Global representation of trends and variability in ice and water mass recovered by GRACE over 15 years. The top figure, which shows trend maps over Antarctica, Greenland and part of the Arctic ...

Environmental organizations, including the World Wildlife Fund, have also long campaigned for the protection of the entire ...

Sea ice is the foundation of the complex marine ecosystem of the Arctic and plays many important roles. Several habitat types ...