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Changing Arctic Affecting Air, Ocean, And Everything In Between
Despite the fact that summer
2009 had more sea ice than
in 2007 or 2008, scientists
are seeing drastic changes
in the region from just five
... > full story
Are US And European Plovers Really Birds Of A Feather?
The Kentish-Snowy Plover, a
small shorebird found in the
US and Europe, is
'suffering' from an identity
crisis after scientists
found genetic evidence that
... > full story
Arctic Lake Sediments Show Warming, Unique Ecological Changes In Recent Decades
An analysis of sediment
cores indicates that
biological and chemical
changes occurring at a
remote Arctic lake are
... > full story
First Ever Method To Genetically Identify All Eight Tuna Species
A new article unveils for
the first time a method to
accurately distinguish
between all eight tuna
species from any kind of
processed tissue using
... > full story
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Northern Brown Bears Discovered Feeding On Whitefish Runs
October 27, 2009 — It is well documented that brown (grizzly) bears prey on major runs of salmon, charr and trout. In 2007, researchers were surprised to spot a brown bear caching whitefish near a stream in the ... > full story -
Arctic Sediments Show That 20th Century Warming Is Unlike Natural Variation
October 25, 2009 — The possibility that climate change might simply be a natural variation like others that have occurred throughout geologic time is dimming, according to new evidence. The research reveals that ... > full story -
Survey Data Supports Rapid Ice Loss: Largely Open Arctic Seas In Summer Within 10 Years
October 15, 2009 — The Arctic Ocean sea ice is thinning, new data show, supporting the emerging thinking that the Ocean will be largely ice-free during summer within a ... > full story -
Arctic Has Potential To Alter Earth's Climate: Arctic Land And Seas Account For Up To 25 Percent Of World's Carbon Sink
October 15, 2009 — In a new study, ecologists estimate that Arctic lands and oceans are responsible for up to 25 percent of the global net sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Under current predictions of global ... > full story -
Last Time Carbon Dioxide Levels Were This High: 15 Million Years Ago, Scientists Report
October 9, 2009 — You must go back 15 million years to find carbon dioxide levels as high as they are today, Earth scientists report. "The last time carbon dioxide levels were apparently as high as they are today and ... > full story -
Arctic Sea Ice Recovers Slightly In 2009, Remains On Downward Trend
October 6, 2009 — Despite a slight recovery in summer Arctic sea ice in 2009 from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008, the sea ice extent remains significantly below previous years and remains on a trend leading ... > full story -
NASA Ice Campaign Takes Flight In Antarctica
October 5, 2009 — Early in the 20th century, a succession of adventurers and scientists pioneered the exploration of Antarctica. A century later, they're still at it, albeit with a different set of tools. This fall, a ... > full story -
Laser Technique Has Implications For Detecting Microbial Life Forms In Martian Ice
October 2, 2009 — An innovative technique called L.I.F.E. imaging used successfully to detect bacteria in frozen Antarctic lakes could have exciting implications for demonstrating signs of life in the polar regions of ... > full story -
Global Increase In Atmospheric Methane Likely Caused By Unusual Arctic Warmth, Tropical Wetness
September 28, 2009 — Unusually high temperatures in the Arctic and heavy rains in the tropics likely drove a global increase in atmospheric methane in 2007 and 2008 after a decade of near-zero growth, according to a new ... > full story -
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Minimum Extent For 2009, Third Lowest Ever Recorded
September 18, 2009 — The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the third-lowest recorded since satellites began measuring sea ice extent in ... > full story
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