Arctic shark teeth fossils may contain clues about climate adaptation
When we think of climate change and the Arctic, it’s usually polar bears or seals that come to mind. But
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NASA reconnaissance aircraft begins Arctic science flights out of Alaska
FAIRBANKS — A civilian version of the U-2 jet began reconnaissance flights across Alaska and the Arctic Ocean this week,
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Sweden: Cleaner Baltic to yield billions
Sweden stands to gain SEK 27 billion per year and 70,000 new jobs if the Baltic Sea is cleaned up,
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Sweden: Climate change speeds up Baltic Sea algal blooms
Algal blooms in the Baltic Sea are starting earlier that before, a new study shows, a result that might be
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WWF Finland concerned about oil leak in Baltic Sea
A decades-old shipwreck off the coast of Sweden has begun to leak oil into the Baltic Sea. Finnish environmentalists are
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Replanting the sea in Sweden
Environmental damage on land is usually visible, a powerful reminder. But there are serious problems out of sight on the sea
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Is the Baltic Sea facing large algal outbreak?
The Baltic Sea could be hit by a large algal bloom this summer, according to Finnish scientists. Research from the
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Review of environmental impact of proposed Chukchi drilling expected within 10 months
A new-and-improved analysis of environmental impacts from oil-and-gas leasing in the Chukchi Sea is expected to be done by March,
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Just how sick is the Baltic Sea?
Scientists and experts from around the Baltic Sea are meeting in Stockholm to try to work out the best way
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NOAA investigating rare whale beachings in Alaska
Three rarely seen whales beached on Alaska’s coast last year, and NOAA Fisheries is investigating whether human activity contributed to
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The Arctic from space: Warming, thaw and melt
In space, everyone can see the Arctic heating up. That’s the message from NASA scientists in a new study published
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US, Russia drafting voluntary Bering Strait passage regulations
Vessel traffic is increasing through the Bering Strait, and no regulations exist to monitor that movement. The United States Coast
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Ice-Blog: Santa in distress in a melting Arctic
As I was floating around our local swimming pool to the sound of “Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer” last night, the
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Moose-eating Greenland shark rescued in Atlantic Canada
Two quick-thinking men on Newfoundland’s northeast coast managed to save a Greenland shark from choking to death on a large
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Flame retardants found in Arctic gulls
A recent study has discovered a range of contaminants in the glaucous gull population in Canada’s eastern Arctic. The
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