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The following is the July 2, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for ...
New research challenges the long-held belief that the Arctic Ocean was covered by a massive ice shelf during ice ages.
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Stable isotopes unveil ocean transport of legacy mercury into Arctic food webs. Nature Communications, 2025; 16 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60356-6 ...
What's happening? The co-authors of the study, published in December 2024, outline several factors that make the Arctic an area of concern when it comes to zoonoses — infectious diseases that can be ...
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176274 Scientists say that PFAS, nicknamed "forever chemicals," are building up in animals like polar bears, seals, and birds and at alarming levels in the Arctic.
Animals with better disguises survived longer and reproduced more successfully, passing their advantageous traits to offspring. The science behind camouflage involves several mechanisms, including ...
The Arctic Ocean would be ice-free for most of the summer, disrupting marine ecosystem functioning, fisheries, human ground transportation via snowmobiles and the ability of animals like polar ...
The last time the Arctic Ocean was ice-free was 130,000 years ago, due to natural, background climate fluctuations that have remained relatively stable over human history until now.
A new review on zoonotic infections—diseases transmitted by animals—in the Canadian Arctic provides timely guidance to clinicians as the region experiences heightened global interest as well ...
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