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Researchers express alarm as Arctic multiyear sea ice hits record low

Gloria Dickie 17 Sep 2021

As Arctic warms, scientists wrestle with its climate ‘tipping point’

Conrad Fox 15 Jul 2021

As Arctic melt sets early July record, hard times lie ahead for ice: Studies

Gloria Dickie 8 Jul 2021

Arctic biodiversity at risk as world overshoots climate planetary boundary

Gloria Dickie 29 Apr 2021

As Arctic sea ice hits annual maximum, concern grows over polar ice loss: Studies

Gloria Dickie 16 Mar 2021

Frustration as Antarctic conservation summit fails to declare marine sanctuaries

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 6 Nov 2020

Antarctic Ice Sheet is primed to pass irreversible climate thresholds: Researchers

Gloria Dickie 28 Oct 2020

Brave New Arctic: Sea ice has yet to form off of Siberia, worrying scientists

Sharon Guynup 26 Oct 2020

‘No other choice’: Groups push to protect vast swaths of Antarctic seas

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Oct 2020

Arctic Sea ice melts to second-place finish at annual minimum

Gloria Dickie 21 Sep 2020

Siberian heat drives Arctic ice extent to record low for early July

Gloria Dickie 10 Jul 2020

Climate conundrum: Could COVID-19 be linked to early Arctic ice melt?

Gloria Dickie 8 Jun 2020

Camera traps and customary wisdom help redefine bear conservation

Courtney Miceli 31 Jan 2019

Warmer waters shrink krill habitat around Antarctica

Mongabay.com 30 Jan 2019
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Image by Christopher Brunner/ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies via Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0).

2018’s top 10 ocean news stories (commentary)

Douglas McCauley, Francis Joyce 24 Dec 2018

Species evolve more than twice as fast at poles as in tropics: study

Gloria Dickie 12 Jul 2018

From cryosphere to blogosphere, sea ice enthusiasts track Arctic melt

Gloria Dickie 26 Jun 2017

Microalgae genes help them adapt to harsh oceans, other species less lucky

Maxine Chen 17 May 2017

Surprise! Animals are active and plentiful during harsh, dark Arctic winters

Shreya Dasgupta 24 Sep 2015

Arctic upheaval: new book outlines challenges at the top of the world

Jeremy Hance 16 Feb 2015

For the first time, Sea Shepherd targets Antarctic toothfish poachers

Jeremy Hance 9 Dec 2014

The only solution for polar bears: ‘stop the rise in CO2 and other greenhouse gases’

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 8 Oct 2014

Europe votes for an Arctic Sanctuary

Jeremy Hance 13 Mar 2014

Global warming could upset Antarctic food chain

Raja Bandi 2 Jan 2014

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