An Arctic Elegy
What happens when the Bering Sea loses its ice?
Melted ice cubes create a playground for food germs. Gelatin ice cubes could be safer
Researchers tested how "jelly ice cubes" compare for food safety
NASA releases the most detailed photo of Jupiter's largest moon to date
The image of Ganymede was taken by the Juno spacecraft
This is how climate change is reshaping the entire planet
The ocean is acidifying, Western Europe will chill, crops will fail, and that's just the start
Polar bear numbers are rising in a once too-frigid Arctic basin
Thick Arctic ice is melting into conditions better suited to life. But the region's warming is trending towards trouble
How a balloon flying over Antarctica made parallel universes tabloid fodder
No, scientists did not discover evidence for a parallel universe in the Antarctic ice
The scientific community’s fight for immigrants isn’t over yet
Rallying against the ICE student ban is only the first step in supporting our immigrant and international scientists
Narwhal DNA captured a survival story the last time the glaciers melted
But their success in the past likely won't repeat itself now that ice is melting again
Could science actually make Game of Thrones happen? Sometimes!
"Fire, Ice and Physics" breaks down the science behind Game Of Thrones, including beheadings, White Walkers and wildfire
Herds of migrating horses and reindeer could keep the Arctic ground frozen
Reintroducing animals to break up insulating snow patches could save permafrost layers
Scientists use GPS satellites to track Greenland ice sheet melting
Scientists could already measure soil moisture, wind velocities, snow depth with GPS satellites. Now they can also monitor melting ice.
When winter no longer comes, what will the North look like?
Less snow and cold could negatively impact maple sugaring, skiing, and other traditions
Melting sea ice gives phytoplankton the space to pump out cloud-forming gasses
With warming temperatures, microscopic plankton are creating big clouds that could further affect Arctic temperatures
Netflix's Our Planet showed walruses in distress. We need to find what humanity's role is
Understanding walrus-human interactions in the past might shed some light on the "walrus scene"
Ancient Romans never reached Greenland, but the emissions from their silver mining did
Ice cores, used to study ancient climates, also contain the history of the Roman Empire
Toxic chemicals are being freed from melting glaciers
Scientists are finding decades-old DDT and PCB flowing from the Tibetan Plateau
Goldfish can survive without oxygen for months by basically getting drunk
"It's bizarre to see this kind of enzyme in anything with a face"