February Arctic sea ice at a record low in 2018
A wedge of open water formed north of Svalbard and well into the Arctic Ocean in late February, satellite images
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Bering Sea
New marine atlas details ecosystem of changing Arctic Alaska
Birds, fish, marine mammals, oil rigs, ships of various sizes and people cross paths in the Arctic waters off Alaska.
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Alaska’s tiny, restless Bogoslof volcano erupts again – and researchers won’t be going there anytime soon
Alaska’s most active volcano, the tiny and tempestuous Bogoslof, erupted again over the weekend, the latest installation in a geologic
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New federal project to count eider population poisoned by shot in Alaska
Threatened spectacled eiders, sea ducks that have died in large numbers after ingesting lead from hunters’ spent ammunition, will be
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Warming ocean waters off Alaska bring widespread ecological changes, with more expected in the future
As the global climate heats up, so do the ocean waters off Alaska, meaning big changes for marine ecosystems and
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Does the ‘Blob’ foretell North Pacific future? A scientist says yes.
There is good news and bad news about the big warm-water “Blob” that has wreaked havoc on the North Pacific
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Appeals court supports climate-based listing of seal as threatened in Alaska
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday reinstated a decision protecting bearded seals in Alaska under the Endangered Species
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Arctic fish populations changing as ice dwindles, report says
Pacific cod, walleye pollock and some types of salmon have been found in more areas of U.S. Arctic waters and
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Algae-related toxins found in Arctic sea mammals
Toxins produced by harmful algal blooms are showing up in Alaska marine mammals as far north as the Arctic
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German shipping company ordered to pay $750K for dumping oily water off Alaska
A German shipping company that admitted last month to dumping oily water into the Bering Sea off the coast of
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Bill aims to create Arctic port on Bering Sea coast
A U.S. House subcommittee considered a bill Wednesday aimed at creating a deepwater dock at Point Spencer, a narrow curlicue
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Mouse menace on Alaska’s St-George Island
If house mice invade your remote Bering Sea island for the first time, who do you call? Try the mouse
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New study helps scientists better understand the world of walruses
There is a magical spot in the northern Bering Sea where, if ice and weather conditions are just right, large
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In topsy-turvy ‘polar vortex’ winter, ice sparse in Arctic, abundant in Great Lakes
Looking for solid sea ice? Head south, not north. Even as spring approaches, the Great Lakes continue to have nearly
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