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Mining the Arctic: a rare earth ‘cold rush’?
The Arctic could be instrumental in providing the rare earths needed to meet the world’s green energy targets.
The secret history of the Arctic and Antarctica
When polar regions melt, the vaults are thrown open – “ancient water, carbon, and microbial life return to the surface to ...
Why the Arctic matters in the 21st century
Sparsely populated and largely impassable, areas within the Arctic Circle are nevertheless becoming one of the most important ...
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Arctic Ice Is Getting Smoother and Moving Faster
A decrease in pressure ridges over the past 3 decades is making the ice more uniform, with unclear consequences.
The Arctic Has Long Been a Carbon-Capture Giant, but That’s Starting to Change
The world is adept at balancing the warming gases in its atmosphere, but anthropogenic climate change is challenging this ...
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Underwater mud volcano harbors marine life in the Arctic
Researchers discovered the Borealis Mud Volcano, a marine biodiversity hotspot with unique geological and ecological ...
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Earth's Arctic region has flipped and now emits more carbon than it stores
For millennia, the Arctic-boreal zone has acted as a critical carbon reservoir, locking away vast amounts of carbon dioxide ...
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Earth’s warming is weakening the polar vortex. Here’s what that means for extreme cold.
Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...
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The Arctic's 'Last Ice Area' May Vanish Even Faster Than Predicted
The 'Last Ice Area' is expected to be the final place in the Arctic where ice persists all year round even as our planet warms up – but a new study suggests the region, and the ecosystem that relies ...
'Last Ice Area' in the Arctic could disappear much sooner than previously thought
The Arctic's "Last Ice Area" (LIA)—a vital habitat for ice-dependent species—might disappear within a decade after the ...