Scientists claim that the Arctic soundscape is much more diverse than previously thought, and propose a change in how it ...

Drawing on a decade’s worth of underwater sound data from Cambridge Bay in the Canadian Arctic, the researchers found that as climate change drives faster ice loss, the region’s underwater soundscape ...

"All these sources contribute." Researchers make ominous discovery using underwater microphones: 'Increasing the intensity' ...

While diving into issues surrounding the Arctic Ocean, researchers discovered microplastics in the stomachs of dozens of seals. The research was published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin. It's the ...

Jørgen Berge and his team of biologists were tooling around in a Svalbard fjord in the middle of the night as part of a two-week-long sea-ice research cruise. Their motorized rubber boat was puttering ...

Mercury (Hg) is an environmental concern in the Arctic, where high concentrations are found in top predators such as polar bears and toothed whales. Despite declining atmospheric Hg emissions since ...

Scientists say increasing shipping traffic is interfering with the whales’ ability to hunt and communicate. To protect the animals, conservation groups are urging the International Maritime ...

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 ...

WWF boosts Arctic marine protection work in northern Norway. The conservation group appoints Therese Rist to lead expansion ...

June 12 (UPI) --Mercury concentrations in Arctic wildlife are on the rise despite reductions in mercury release, according to a new study published Thursday. Researchers from Aarhus University and the ...