Humans hunted Arctic foxes in wintry northern Europe during last Ice Age, fossils show
They did not migrate during winter but rather hunted Arctic foxes for survival
New health threat? Pathogens frozen in permafrost resurface as Earth heats up
In the unlikely scenario where a virus is able to infect mammals and humans, it could be disastrous, say experts
Climate, land use change threaten sustainable reindeer herding in the Arctic: IPCC Report
Challenges posed by climate and land use change has even affected the mental health of Saami herdsmen
Study shows how Arctic sea ice loss accelerates permafrost thaw
Research finds that Arctic permafrost thawed in the past as well when there was no sea ice, leading to global temperature rise
Look back at the decade: Geopolitics
At the end of the second decade of the millenium no one knows how human activity would affect its pristine ecology
Red fox displacing blue counterparts in Norway’s alpine areas
Litter left by humans as well as roads are aiding the red fox in its spread, says study
Why fires that scorched the Amazon are a planetary emergency
From the Arctic to the Amazon, fires are raging at an unprecedented scale, stoking an unfathomable fear: is the planet staring at an irreversible …
In a first, a polar bear has died of avian flu in the Arctic, confirms Alaska
The animal likely contracted the disease after feeding on infected bird carcass
WMO confirms 2020 heat record in Siberian town
Verkhoyansk, a town in Siberia, recorded a temperature of 38°C June 20, 2020 — the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic …
Climate change 'hitting harder and sooner' than forecast: Report
Global temperatures have risen by 1.1°C since 1850, and have increased 0.2°C between 2011 and 2015
Methane emissions from oil, gas rigs may be 50% more than estimated
This finding by researchers led by scientists from Princeton University challenges the accuracy of methane emission estimation processes
Record ocean warming in 2021, coastal communities should be on alert: Study
This heating will continue until we reach net-zero carbon emissions, say experts
Texas deep freeze: Satellite images how the state plunged into darkness in days
The historic cold blast claimed almost 30 lives in Texas
Global heating to put 600 million Indians at ‘greatest future risk’: Study
Nearly a billion people could be protected from dangerous heat if countries manage to contain global heating to 1.5C, the threshold of the Paris …
CoP 26: Greening of polar ice should top agenda; here’s why
Greening will convert the ‘net reflective’ ice caps to ‘net absorptive’, accelerating polar ice melting
Delhi-NCR deluge: 3 weather systems, La Nina and warming Arctic responsible, say experts
Warming over north Arabian Sea and northward shift of southwesterly winds have allowed low-pressure systems to travel far inland towards …
No, woolly mammoths are not returning; But we may get Arctic elephants
Geneticist George Church and his business partner Ben Lamm, who recently launched a company to ‘bring back’ mammoths, respond to …
Zombie fires in a warming Arctic region a worry: Study
Arctic fires are also burning earlier and farther north, in landscapes previously thought to be fire resistant
'We are in the warmest five-year period ever'
According to the World Meteorological Organization, 2015-19 has recorded a 0.2°C increase over 2011-15
Before Trump eyed Greenland: Here’s what happened last time US bought a large chunk of Arctic
The US purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. It is today, one of the richest states with abundance of natural resources, such as petroleum, gold …
This June was the fifth-warmest on record
The first half of 2021 was the eighth warmest on record
Upper oceans hottest in 2020 despite lower emissions due to COVID-19 lockdowns
Heat content was 20 zetta joules higher than in 2019
How climate change is messing up the ocean’s biological clock, with unknown long-term consequences
Phytoplankton blooms are, in some aspects, metronomes of the annual oceanic cycles around which many species’ biological clocks are synced …
Arctic ice is disappearing: How clouds interact with sea ice change
More heat and moisture is released through a large hole in sea ice called polynya, which fuels formation of more clouds, trapping heat in the …
What can a bucket of water tell us about Arctic marine life? A lot, says a new study
Scientists have proposed a new technique to monitor the impact of climate change and human activity on marine life