The Arctic Ocean may see its first ice-free day — when its waters have less than one million square kilometres ... For instance, due to sea ice melting, several species are being forced to move to ...

The Arctic Ocean could go from white to ice-free sooner than expected. The first summer to melt virtually all Arctic sea ice could occur in 2027. How do they know? Arctic sea ice extent has been ...

The study mimicked these changes by feeding the captive animals a diet heavy in mackerel and seaweed, as polar bear populations suffering from decreased ice coverage and longer ice-free seasons ...

"Even if we cannot avoid an ice-free day in the Arctic, we can affect how long the ice-free season lasts; and with that, the impact that will have on ecosystems, and on the people who live in the ...

The term 'ice-free' as used by climate and ocean scientists refers to when Arctic ice coverage drops below 1mn sq km, a definition used for over a decade in scientific research. According to ...

Wild polar bears, which usually eat high-fat seals, are missing out on their marine mammal-based diet because of the human-caused rising global temperature and resulting lack of Arctic ... the captive ...

The United States needs to develop a comprehensive strategy for the Arctic. Melting sea ice is generating ... the NSR is an international waterway, free to any nation to transit.

Snow melt in the Canadian Arctic is coming an average of one to two weeks earlier than it has in the past and the snow season was the shortest this past year that it has been in 26 years.

Everyone seems to have or want at least one leopard-print or croc-embossed piece in her wardrobe this season. It’s about time that fashion showed off its wild side. Hints of an animal-print ...

Furthermore, the Arctic Tern holds cultural and symbolic value in many regions. In indigenous cultures, these birds are revered as messengers or spirit animals, embodying resilience, adaptability, and ...