Science news articles about 'arctic environment'

  • Arctic environment during an ancient bout of natural global warming

    ... latitudes," explained Dr Harding. Information about the Arctic environment during the PETM has come predominantly ... , suggesting that environment change was by then already well underway. Along with data from other sites, their Arctic ...
  • Scientists endure Arctic for last campaign prior to CryoSat-2 launch

    ... of scientists has swapped their comfortable offices for one of the most inhospitable environments on the planet to carry out a challenging field campaign ... are fairly seasoned when it comes to enduring the harsh Arctic environment, this year's campaign is a huge logistical ...
  • Inuit are on the right track

    ... of routes. He describes how the Inuit have made use of the Arctic environment and how their trails represent significant channels of communication and exchange across the territory. To the Inuit, the Arctic is a network of trails, connecting communities to their distant ...
  • New cleaning protocol for future 'search for life' missions

    ... of a project to investigate life that exists in extreme Arctic environments, which are the closest analogue we have on Earth to the surface ... missions. Svalbard is an excellent terrestrial analogue environment to Mars as life is scarce and it has a similar geology ...
  • Satellites and submarines give the skinny on sea ice thickness

    ... firsthand. The challenge was to see the problem of a changing Arctic environment from a variety of scientific, political, cultural and human perspectives and to discuss the future of collaborative study ...
  • Arctic climate changing faster than expected

    ... , Manitoba (Reuters) - Climate change is transforming the Arctic environment faster than expected and accelerating the disappearance of sea ice, scientists said on Friday in giving their early ...
  • Ancient DNA tells polar bears' story

    Polar bear DNA from a partially fossilized jawbone found in Norway shows that the species is relatively young and adapted quickly to the arctic environment.
  • Musk ox population decline due to climate, not to humans, study finds

    ... data that musk oxen are sensitive to changes in the Arctic environment. While we cannot confirm exactly what climate factors are driving the changes we observe ...
  • Traditional Inuit knowledge combines with science to shape weather insights

    ... with Inuit hunters and elders to document their knowledge of the environment and environmental change. Weather has a special importance in Arctic environments, where a reliable forecast can mean ...
  • Resurrected mammoth blood very cool

    ... Council Future Fellow and a member of the University's Environment Institute. "We've managed to uncover physiological ... low temperatures, something that indicates adaptation to the Arctic environment," Professor Weber says. "We can now apply ...
  • Explorers drill first hole in North Pole's ice

    ... group of Arctic explorers has made the grueling journey to the North Pole and drilled a hole in the ice ... understand the impacts of climate change. Climate change - Arctic - Environment - Ice - Polar region
  • Moscow plans arctic environment conference

    ... ) -- An international forum to address environmental concerns in the arctic region is scheduled in Moscow, the head of the Russian ...
  • Air above Dead Sea contains very high levels of oxidized mercury

    ... , says Obrist, because this form is deposited quickly in the environment after its formation. Atmospheric mercury deposition is the main ... . These events may increase mercury loads to sensitive arctic environments by hundreds of tons of mercury each ...
  • U.S. Navy Preparing for Climate Change

    The military services can’t afford an ideological interpretation of climate change data. It has to be prepared for whatever comes our way, such as a very different Arctic environment including...
  • Reindeer see a weird and wonderful world of ultraviolet light

    ... is part of the reindeer's unique adaptation to the extreme arctic environment where they live. It allows them ... to our vision. Arctic reindeer are able to let UV into their eyes and use the information effectively in their environment without ...

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