Giant sponges feeding on fossils discovered in deep Arctic waters
Deep beneath the ice-covered Arctic Ocean, scientists have made an unusual discovery. With little to no light, huge sponge gardens
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‘You cannot claim any more:’ Russia seeks bigger piece of Arctic
Russia wants to stretch out imaginary lines on the ocean floor — and below it — and that has one
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Ice Blog – When the Arctic ice won’t freeze
Imagine you head for the North Pole to test your brand-new giant, state-of-the-art icebreaker – and you can’t find any
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A big chunk of Greenland’s ice cap breaks off as Arctic shifts to new climate regime
A big chunk of Greenland’s ice cap, estimated to be some 110 square kilometres, has broken off in the far
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BLOG – In just 20 years, ships could cross an open Arctic Ocean
Sailing via the North Pole was impossible until the 1950s. Now, it is all but inevitable. Even if all greenhouse
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Fresh water is pouring into the Arctic Ocean. Climate change is to blame, new study says
The Arctic Ocean is not as salty as it used to be — and now researchers say climate change is
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Methane emissions in Arctic Ocean have long been overestimated, study claims
A new study from UiT The Arctic University of Norway revealed that estimates of methane emissions released from the Arctic
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Ecosystems shifting in Russia’s Arctic waters, scientists find
Species that previously were non-existent in Russia’s remote and icy Arctic waters are now found in big numbers. The researchers
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We’ll see an ‘ice-free’ Arctic this century, says latest research
Researchers at the University of California’s Center for Climate Science say they have narrowed the projections of when the Arctic
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Blog – Why are we so afraid of China, even in the North?
Do you still remember how Japan was feared in the West? After World War II until the early 1990’s, the
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Russia says new data supports its claims to extended continental shelf in Arctic Ocean
The Russian Ministry of Defense says it has obtained comprehensive new proof that supports its claims on the Arctic shelf.
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What an ice-free Arctic really means, and why it matters so much
At Earth’s poles, ice and snow is disappearing — and it’s transforming our planet. Snow and ice have long played
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As China adapts to a melting Arctic, Shanghai prepares for the worst
China’s claims to be a near-Arctic state is not all about a Polar Silk Road and access to natural resources,
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U.S. ratifies moratorium on fishing in High Arctic seas
The United States has become the fourth jurisdiction after Canada, the European Union and Russia to ratify a landmark international
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Canada ratifies international moratorium on commercial fishing in the High Arctic
Canada has ratified an international accord that will protect nearly three million square kilometres of the Central Arctic Ocean from
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