Tundra News
July 26, 2024
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July 17, 2024 Polyphenols are generally toxic to microorganisms. In peatlands, scientists thought microorganisms avoided this toxicity by degrading polyphenols using an oxygen-dependent enzyme, and thus that low-oxygen conditions inhibit microbes' carbon cycling. ...
July 17, 2024 As sea ice disappears and grows less reflective, the Arctic has lost around a quarter of its cooling power since 1980, and the world has lost up to 15%, according to new ...
July 1, 2024 Shrinking glaciers expose new land in the Arctic, creating unique ecosystems. Researchers studied how microbes colonize these barren landscapes. The study reveals a crucial role for specific fungal ...
June 4, 2024 Giant viruses found on the Greenland ice sheet probably regulate the growth of snow algae on the ice by infecting them. Knowing how to control these viruses could help us reduce the rate of ...
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July 5, 2024 While, in theory, precipitation impacts the Earth's radiation budget, the radiative effects of precipitation (REP) are poorly understood and excluded ...
June 3, 2024 A team of scientists has combined paleoclimatic data from the last 2,000 years with powerful computer modeling and in-the-field research on lake ...
June 3, 2024 Permafrost soils store large quantities of organic carbon and are often portrayed as a critical tipping element in the Earth system, which, once ...
May 28, 2024 As the planet has warmed, scientists have long been concerned about the potential for harmful greenhouse gasses to seep out of thawing Arctic ...
May 21, 2024 Dozens of Alaska's rivers and streams are turning orange. The staining could be the result of minerals exposed by thawing permafrost and climate change, finds a new ...
May 17, 2024 The basis of the marine food web in the Arctic, the phytoplankton, responds to heatwaves much differently than to constantly elevated temperatures. This has been found by the first targeted ...
Apr. 25, 2024 In the boreal forest of Western Canada, researchers have considered that both changing climate and increased habitat alteration have enabled deer to push farther ...
Apr. 25, 2024 Dust can have a huge impact on local air quality, food security, energy supply and public health. Previous studies have found that dust levels are decreasing across India, particularly northern ...
Apr. 17, 2024 The warming climate shifts the dynamics of tundra environments and makes them release trapped carbon, according to a new study published in Nature. These changes could transform tundras from carbon ...
Apr. 17, 2024 The Warm Arctic-Cold Continent (WACC) phenomenon is the puzzling combination of Arctic warming and extreme coldness in specific mid-latitude regions. However, the progression of WACC events remains ...
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Apr. 16, 2024 Arctic and boreal latitudes are warming faster than any other region on ...
Apr. 15, 2024 Researchers have developed a way to use radar to detect open water zones and other changes in Alaska's frozen rivers in the early winter. The approach can be automated to provide current hazard ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Modelling climate change over a 500 year period shows that much of the boreal forest, the Earth's northernmost forests and most significant provider of carbon storage and clean water, could be ...
Mar. 28, 2024 A case study on the effects of open waste burning on air quality in Northwestern Greenland calls attention to the importance of no-one-left-behind sustainable air quality monitoring in the Arctic ...
Mar. 15, 2024 Acoustic recordings of a colony of little auks reveal their nocturnal activities and offer valuable monitoring means for avian biology in the ...
Mar. 13, 2024 Soil stores 80 percent of carbon on earth, yet with increasing cycles of drought, that crucial reservoir is cracking and breaking down, releasing even more greenhouse gases creating an amplified ...
Mar. 13, 2024 A comprehensive study of the floristic diversity of Agguttinni Territorial Park, Nunavut's newest and largest Territorial Park, has documented 141 vascular plant, 69 bryophyte, and 93 lichen ...
Mar. 11, 2024 Arctic sea ice is shrinking as the world continues to warm, and a new study may provide a better understanding of how the loss of this ice may impact daily weather in the middle latitudes, like the ...
Mar. 5, 2024 Scientists recently combined satellite data, field observations and sophisticated numerical modeling to paint a picture of how 22.45 million square kilometers of the Arctic will change over the next ...
Mar. 5, 2024 While summer sea ice loss in the Arctic is inevitable, it can be reversed if the planet cools down, researchers ...
Mar. 4, 2024 Most of the sunlight reaching the Arctic Ocean is reflected to space by sea ice, effectively shielding ocean ecosystems from sunlight. As the Arctic sea ice continues its downward trend, larger areas ...
Mar. 1, 2024 Research unearthed new information to help scientists better understand circulation patterns of ocean water around glaciers. In the summers of 2014 and 2019, a group of pioneers in glacial research ...
Feb. 28, 2024 Chemistry in the ground affect how many kids wild animals have Areas with more copper and selenium in the ground lead to higher reproductive success in wild musk oxen in ...
Feb. 21, 2024 There exists a narrative about climate change that says there are winners and losers -- with Russia being one of the countries that stand to benefit from its effects. In a new study, researchers ...
Feb. 20, 2024 Findings more than a decade in the making reveal a rich diversity of beneficial fungi living in boreal forest trees, with implications for the health of ...
Feb. 20, 2024 Researchers analyzed archival samples of bacteria and archaea populations taken from the Beaufort Sea, bordering northwest Canada and Alaska. The samples were collected between 2004 and 2012, a ...
Feb. 18, 2024 Instead of carrying the babies until they hatched, as in most species of sea spiders, one parent (likely the father) spent two days attaching the eggs to the rocky bottom where they developed for ...
Feb. 19, 2024 Armed with a catalog of hundreds of thousands of DNA and RNA virus species in the world's oceans, scientists are now zeroing in on the viruses most likely to combat climate change by helping ...
Feb. 14, 2024 The Arctic is changing rapidly due to climate change. It is not only affected by increasing surface temperatures, but also by warm water from the Atlantic, which is flowing in more and more -- ...
Feb. 14, 2024 A recent genetic discovery has revealed that the pale grey plumage of the tawny owl is linked to crucial functions that aid the bird's survival in cold environments. As global temperatures rise, ...
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- Drought, Soil Desiccation Cracking, and Carbon Dioxide Emissions: An Overlooked Feedback Loop Exacerbating Climate Change
- Exploring Arctic Plants and Lichens: An Important Conservation Baseline for Nunavut's Newest and Largest Territorial Park
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- We Know the Arctic Is Warming -- What Will Changing River Flows Do to Its Environment?
- Arctic Could Become 'ice-Free' Within a Decade
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- 'The Future Is Fungal': New Research Finds That Fungi That Live in Healthy Plants Are Sensitive to Climate Change
- Decline in Microbial Genetic Richness in the Western Arctic Ocean
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- The Role of Jellies as a Food Source in the Arctic Winter
- Tawny Owl's Pale Grey Color Linked to Vital Functions Ensuring Survival in Extreme Conditions
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
- Frequent Marine Heatwaves in the Arctic Ocean Will Be the Norm
- Greenland's Ice Sheet Is Melting -- And Being Replaced by Vegetation
- Polar Bears Unlikely to Adapt to Longer Summers
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- Gulls Swap Natural for Urban Habitats, Machine-Learning Study Finds
- Uncovering the Secrets Behind the Silent Flight of Owls
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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- A Red Knot's Character Is Formed in First Year of Life
- PFAS Flow Equally Between Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
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- Seals Stay Warm and Hydrated in the Arctic With Larger, More Convoluted Nasal Passages
- Move Over Blitzen: Geese Outpace Reindeer Impacts on Arctic Ecosystems
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- Ocean Circulation, Ice Melt and Increasing Tourism Could All Be Contributing to Arctic Microplastics
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- Unprecedented Look at What Influences Sea Ice Motion in the Arctic
- Scientists Say Deepening Arctic Snowpack Drives Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Oceans Release Microplastics Into the Atmosphere
Monday, August 14, 2023
- Tardigrades: The World Is Crawling With This Highly Resilient Creature
- Bear-Human Coexistence Rethought
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- Earlier and Earlier High-Arctic Spring Replaced by 'extreme Year-to-Year Variation'
- Arctic Terns May Navigate Climate Dangers
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- World's Biggest Cumulative Logjam, Newly Mapped in the Arctic, Stores 3.4 Million Tons of Carbon
- As Rising Temperatures Affect Alaskan Rivers, Effects Ripple Through Indigenous Communities
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- Legacy Industrial Contamination in the Arctic Permafrost
- Warming Arctic Draws Marine Predators Northwards
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- Researchers Find Decaying Biomass in Arctic Rivers Fuels More Carbon Export Than Previously Thought
- Arctic Climate Modelling Too Conservative