Arctic Regions

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Arctic Fossils Reveal Three New Mammal Species From the Age of Dinosaurs

The find points to the Arctic as a driver of mammal evolution with early Asia–North America links.

DNA Identifies Four More Sailors From Franklin’s 1845 Arctic Expedition

Study Finds Early Paleo-Inuit Sailed 50-Plus Kilometers to Remote High Arctic Islands

Study Finds Spitzbergen Polar Bears Heavier as Local Population Holds Steady

Svalbard Polar Bears Fatten Even as Sea Ice Shrinks, Study Finds

UEA Study Links Warmer Southeast Greenland to Surge in Transposon Activity in Polar Bears

Study Links Warmer Greenland Temperatures to Surge in Polar Bears’ ‘Jumping Gene’ Activity

Ancient Permafrost Microbes Revived in Lab Begin Releasing Greenhouse Gases

Science Study of Arctic Bonebed Reveals Rapid Post-Extinction Rise of Marine Tetrapod Ecosystems

40,000-Year-Old Permafrost Microbes Revived After Months of Warming, Lab Study Finds

Ancient Microbes Revived From 40,000-Year-Old Alaskan Permafrost Show Sudden Growth After Months

Permafrost Thaw Is Turning Alaska’s Salmon River Toxic, PNAS Study Finds

PNAS Study Links Alaska’s Orange Rivers to Permafrost Thaw and Toxic Metal Release

France’s Foreign Minister Visits Greenland to Back Sovereignty After Interference Reports

Steel Cut for Canada’s Polar Max Icebreaker in Helsinki

Svalbard’s 2024 Heatwave Wiped Out 1% of Its Ice, PNAS Study Finds

Wild Reindeer Face Collapse by Century’s End Without Emissions Cuts

Canada Names Inuit Leader Virginia Mearns Arctic Ambassador

Svalbard Polar Bears Thrive Despite Sea Ice Loss and Rising Pollutants

Study Links Arctic Warming to Rising Algal Toxins in Marine Food Web