Climate & Environment

Is there more to the Arctic than searching for polar bears?

New regulations present challenges to wildlife viewing in Svalbard, but they haven’t sent tourism…

Fish ‘die-off’ under investigation in Iqaluit, Canada

Hundreds of dead fish seen near the deepsea port; Fisheries and Oceans Canada says…

Alaska earthquake sparks tsunami warnings

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands on Wednesday, Phys.org reports. The…

Ancient rhino teeth unlock 20-million-year-old secrets in Canada

Scientists have sequenced tooth enamel proteins from an Early Miocene rhinocerotid that lived tens…

Iceland volcano emits smoke and glowing lava in 12th eruption since 2021
Iceland volcano emits smoke and glowing lava in 12th eruption since 2021

COPENHAGEN, July 16 (Reuters) – A volcano erupted on Wednesday in southwest Iceland, authorities…

Arctic hackathon puts young leaders at the heart of policy making

This article first appeared on the Arctic Institute’s website. The history of the Arctic…

Bowhead whales are ingesting toxins driven by warming in Arctic, study finds

Whales’ bowel samples include algal toxin that causes a condition that can be fatal…

Court affirms split federal-state salmon management system for Alaska’s Cook Inlet

A federal judge has upheld the National Marine Fisheries Service’s new system to manage…