Known for their remarkable survival skills, Arctic foxes are a vital part of the tundra ecosystem. While the polar bear is often the first animal associated with the Arctic, the much smaller ...

Climate change is rapidly modifying biodiversity across the Arctic, driving a shift from Arctic to more boreal ecosystem characteristics. This phenomenon, known as borealization, is mainly described ...

This increase was nearly quadruple the global average. With such climate shifts, the once inaccessible lands of the Arctic are witnessing an upsurge in industrial and urban development. It’s important ...

The direct impacts that human activity has on Arctic ecosystems could exceed or at least exacerbate the effects of climate change in the coming decades, the researchers estimate. If the growth ...

According to the researchers, these data provide an essential basis for future studies on the impact of industrial development on Arctic ecosystems. "In the vulnerable permafrost landscape and ...

Climate change is impacting marine ecosystems throughout the circumpolar Arctic, altering seasonal habitats and the food bases for fishes, seabirds, and marine mammals. Arctic and Subarctic regions ...

“Working in Alaska has not only strengthened that perspective, but it has sharpened it because of the fact that ecosystems like those in the Arctic tundra are simply held together by ic ...

While this slowdown may marginally lessen Arctic warming, it does not eliminate all of our concerns. The study underlines persistent worries regarding Arctic ecosystems. As sea ice takes a hit, polar ...