Many of nature’s apex predators guard their dinner from scavengers until they’ve gobbled up every last morsel and licked the bones clean. But polar bars eat what they need, and leave the rest behind for other Arctic critters to munch.
Learn more about Epiatheracerium itjilik , the Arctic rhino species that is the northernmost rhino ever found.
Scientific expeditions to the Arctic have uncovered a phenomenon that was previously thought impossible, report experts at the University of Copenhagen.
Despite operating one of the largest navies in the world, the United States has only two operational icebreakers - limiting its effectiveness in the Arctic.
Russia’s arrest of a Ukrainian scientist this week over his support for curbs on krill fishing have thrown the vital role of the tiny marine species into the spotlight Antarctic krill are small, shrimp-like marine crustaceans ( Euphausia superba ) . They feed on plankton and are the main food source for larger marine animals. The word “krill” comes from the Norwegian word “ kril ” meaning the small fry of fish . Continue reading...
Division and suspicion have gripped five villages near Kenya’s coast as global powers from the United States to China eye a forest that is rich in rare earths – minerals vital to hi-tech and low-carbon industries. The US government under President Donald Trump has made securing critical minerals central to its diplomacy in Africa, including through a peace deal in the resource-rich Democratic Republic of Congo this year. Mrima Hill, a forest of around 157 hectares (390 acres) near Kenya’s Indian...
Incident occurred after ICE agents arriving at Alameda base were met by hundreds of protesters Law enforcement officers in California opened fire on Thursday night at a vehicle that authorities say attempted to back into the entrance of the US Coast Guard base in Alameda, where protests had taken place earlier in the day over the arrival of federal immigration agents. In a statement , the Coast Guard said that at around 10.00pm local time on Thursday, “Coast Guard security personnel standing watch on Coast Guard Island observed a vehicle driving erratically and attempting to back into Coast Guard Base Alameda. Continue reading...
The 2025 – 2026 Antarctic season is a landmark for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and its Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Project (AIMP), as the new Discovery Building begins to take … The post Discovery Building comes to life in a milestone new season for British Antarctic Survey appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Gov. JB Pritzker appeared on "Special Report" with Bret Baier, telling the Fox News anchor that ICE agents are "going after Black and brown people because of the color of their skin."
Researchers have unveiled ice XXI, a new form of ice that's solid at room temperatures when subjected to immense pressure.
Pink granite boulders scattered across the dark volcanic peaks of the Hudson Mountains in West Antarctica, have revealed the presence of a vast buried granite body – almost 100 km … The post Hidden giant granite discovered beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 10, October 2025.
The state is ready to assume control of carbon dioxide well permits with eyes on a building boom, but the industry is facing headwinds.
by Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Arizona Luminaria. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Arizona law enforcement agencies are largely rejecting a fast-growing ICE program that lets local officers act as deportation agents — citing the experience of the state’s largest sheriff’s office, which was booted from the program in 2009 after a federal judge found deputies racially profiled and violated the constitutional rights of Latinos. Even in Republican-led communities known for backing immigration measures, law enforcement leaders...
Global warming is awakening sleeping giants of ice at the South Pole as glaciers start to flow faster and surface melting increases.
New advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are transforming the way scientists explore and understand some of the most remote parts of the ocean around Antarctica and the strange creatures that … The post Artificial Intelligence supercharges science on the Antarctic seafloor appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Ambrocio 'Enrique' Lozano was granted permanent residency after being detained by ICE agents in June.
The Arctic Ocean was once an important source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere — and it could become one again, researchers warn.
Maritime nations had been deliberating on adopting regulations to move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels, but U.S. President Donald Trump had vowed retaliation.
Climate researcher Prof. Dr. Markus Rex is one of three distinguished recipients of this year’s NOMIS Award for groundbreaking interdisciplinary research. The NOMIS Award is one of the most prestigious and generously funded international scientific awards. The scientist from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) received particular recognition for leading the MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate) expedition between the autumns of 2019 and 2020. For a year, the research ship drifted through the Arctic, frozen in ice. The goal was to gain a better understanding of the complex interaction between the ocean, the ice, the atmosphere and the ecosystem. Through the MOSAiC expedition, hundreds of scientists...
Brazilian navigator Tamara Klink told AFP she encountered "very little" sea ice on her solo sail through the Northwest Passage -- a rare feat that would have been impossible without an icebreaker ship three decades ago.
In French, this has nothing to do with white bears or ice caps.
RRS Sir David Attenborough departs from Plymouth on 17 October to begin five-week voyage to Antarctica, marking the start of the new Antarctic field season. Cambridge, UK – British Antarctic … The post A new Antarctic season begins for 2025/26 appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Pollution from vehicles, power plants and wildfires soared last year, marking a global acceleration of carbon emissions, a U.N. report says.
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
The parents of a U.S. Marine were detained by ICE agents, with the father being deported and the mother's location still unknown.
Learn how radiocarbon dating and ancient DNA analysis revealed that hippos were alive and thriving during Europe’s last ice age.
The UN maritime agency opened a special session in London on Tuesday, where nations are debating – and may adopt – a landmark framework to curb greenhouse gas emissions for global shipping, amid intense debate and open US opposition.
With the first phase of a ceasefire holding, eyes are on what is next for Gaza. And, ICE agents are ramping up arrest operations in several cities and raising concerns about their tactics.
The Polar Vortex is a large circulation of winds 30 miles above ground level in the stratosphere, and can impact winter weather by strengthening or weakening.
Mixed doubles pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran missed out on a chance to win their fifth title of the year after bowing out in the semi-finals of the US$475,000 (approx 15.2 million baht) BWF Arctic Open in Finland on Saturday.
Sea turtles are making a surprising comeback, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The news was not so good for Arctic seals.
The first phase of the project is expected to be able to remove 30,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide directly from the air per year.
Around 200 Texas National Guard soldiers and 300 soldiers from the Illinois National Guard will protect ICE agents and federal property, the military said.
Learn how astronomers spotted 2025 TF, an asteroid that passed just 266 miles over Antarctica in early October 2025.
US President Donald Trump called Wednesday for the Democratic governor of Illinois and mayor of Chicago to be jailed for resisting his mass deportation campaign, a day after armed troops from Texas arrived in the state. Chicago, the largest city in Illinois and third-largest in the country, has become the latest flashpoint in a crackdown by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents that has sparked allegations of rights abuses and myriad lawsuits. Masked ICE agents have surged into...
The team representing the Northwest Territories in the Arctic Winter Games won’t be taking part in any snowshoeing competitions this year.
Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions The failure of carbon offsets to cut planet-heating pollution is “not due to a few bad apples”, a review paper has found, but down to deep-seated systemic problems that incremental change will not solve. Research over two decades has found “intractable” problems that have made carbon credits in most big programmes poor quality, according to the study. While the industry and diplomats have made efforts to improve the system, it found much-awaited rules agreed at a UN climate summit last year “did not substantially address the quality problem”. Continue reading...
Sir Ernest Shackleton's polar ship, Endurance, was considered to be the strongest of its time but the vessel had significant weaknesses that led to its demise -- and Shackleton knew it.
Tiny poops are supposed to sink to the seafloor, locking away carbon. But scientists have found that warm spells are disrupting that flushing.
China has completed its first manned deep dive below the Arctic polar ice in what was also the world’s first coordinated crewed-uncrewed submersible operation in the polar region. The dives were conducted as part of China’s 15th and largest Arctic Ocean science expedition, which concluded last month. Researchers collected hundreds of deep-sea samples as well as data on biodiversity, ocean hydrology, sea ice conditions and water chemistry – including with the help of artificial intelligence (AI),...
ICE agents are under fire for recent efforts where they dragged residents, including children, out of their homes and ransacked buildings.
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra suggested gold prices are now acting as a fresh barometer of global uncertainty, a role previously held by crude oil. He warned of a potential correction in global equity markets, especially tech stocks, citing widespread fiscal stress. This comes as gold continues its upward trajectory, poised for a seventh consecutive weekly gain, reflecting heightened global anxieties.
Greenpeace has called for the Hong Kong government to put in place conservation-driven measures to protect the Sai Kung outlying islands from ecological damage caused by overtourism. The green group raised the alarm on Friday after it found a large number of visitors trampling corals and excessively digging up coastal organisms in the city’s Unesco Global Geopark region. A site inspection by Greenpeace found that 4,062 people landed on Sharp Island, also known as Kiu Tsui Chau, on Wednesday, the...
Canada’s foreign affairs minister was warned Russian, Chinese presence has introduced 'a high degree of uncertainty' into Arctic security.
The onetime social media sensation accused ICE agents this week of racially profiling people in their efforts to track down and round up illegal immigrants.
Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences
Scientists have a lot of questions about our planet’s most important carbon sink—and a new project could help answer them.
Ancient ice from Antarctica, extracted as part of the Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice project, captures a unique climate record spanning at least the past 1.2 million years. The team … The post A historical moment: over 1.2 million years of Earth’s climate history captured from an Antarctic ice core appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
The shrinkage is the fourth-largest after those in 2022, 2023 and back in 2003.
The glaciers of California's Sierra Nevada are disappearing as temperatures rise. Scientists recently found that the glaciers probably have never before melted in human history.
New research finds the disappearance of glaciers in the Sierra Nevada will be unprecedented in the human history of North America.
Alaska’s bowhead whales can hear the climate changing. Scientists are listening in, too. The post In a changing Arctic, how much noise is too much? appeared first on High Country News.
Scientist says warmth from the ocean is mixing with water closest to Antarctica.
Though their ancestral lands are being eyed for their energy and mineral wealth, the Indigenous peoples of Russia's Arctic are unlikely to prosper.
Antarctica's winter sea ice has hit its third-lowest peak in nearly half a century of satellite monitoring, researchers said Tuesday, highlighting the growing influence of climate change on the planet's southern pole.
Barbara Marques, 38, thought she was about to get her green card during a recent appointment at a federal building in downtown, Los Angeles before ICE agents swooped in.
The ice sample, retrieved in Antarctica, is the oldest on record—but this discovery may just be tip of the iceberg.
The strange marks in the land were laid down thousands of years ago
The ocean around Antarctica is building up a colossal 'burp' that could trigger an increase in global temperatures, experts have warned.
‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid Pshenichnov Antarctic krill: how did a paperclip-sized crustacean cause a diplomatic row – and why are they so important? A diplomatic row has erupted over the “illegal” detention of one of Ukraine’s scientists, who has been accused by the Kremlin of undermining Russia’s industrial trawling for krill in Antarctica. Leonid Pshenichnov, 70, a Ukrainian biologist who is an expert on Antarctica, has a decades-long record of scientific research and contributions to conservation, including support for marine protected areas in the region. Continue reading...
Jose Castro Rivera, 24, was killed Thursday morning after running onto a highway and being struck A 24-year-old Honduran man died while trying to flee Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Virginia, bringing the death toll among those trying to escape detention in the Trump administration ’s mass deportation crackdown to at least three people. Jose Castro Rivera was killed on Thursday morning after running onto a busy highway and being struck and fatally injured while trying to evade ICE agents, local authorities said. Continue reading...
Arctic seals are losing the ice they need to survive, and scientists say the crisis is accelerating.
Scientists saw mass seal deaths on remote Heard Island in the Southern Ocean.
After the Trump administration threatened countries with tariffs and visa restrictions, a first-ever global carbon tax is left to an uncertain future.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 20, 28 October 2025.
At 62 miles (100 km) wide and over four miles (seven km) thick, the massive rocky structure is roughly half the size of Wales.
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the only places in the world without the insects Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating makes the country more hospitable for insects. The country was until this month one of the only places in the world that did not have a mosquito population. The other is Antarctica. Continue reading...
A new study explains how a booming economy negated advancements in lowering carbon intensity.
It has been almost two and a half years since an earthquake swarm similar to the one yesterday was measured in Mýrdalsjökull glacier. There are no indications that a glacial outburst flood (jökulhlaup) or volcanic eruption is beginning.
Swarms of krill in the Southern Ocean form the second tier of the Antarctic food pyramid, following plant plankton. If stocks were to shrink due to over-intensive fishing, this would incur direct consequences for many animal species that feed almost exclusively on krill. From 20 to 31 October, the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) will take place in Hobart, Australia, where the future regulation of krill fishery will represent a central topic. Prior to this, an international research team headed by Bettina Meyer from the Alfred Wegener Institute presented the sustainable management concept in the scientific journal PNAS, which involves the krill industry in the research and could thereby secure the stocks for the...
South America's largest nation named a respected figure to run its carbon market as it prepares to host international climate talks in November.
The woody trunks and branches that make up Queensland’s tropical rainforests have switched from net carbon absorbers to a carbon source.
Researchers say decline in phytoplankton suggests weakened planetary capacity to absorb carbon dioxide The world’s oceans are losing their greenness owing to global heating, according to a study that suggests our planet’s capacity to absorb carbon dioxide could be weakening. The change in the palette of the seas is caused by a decline of phytoplankton , the tiny marine creatures that are responsible for nearly half of the biosphere’s productivity. Continue reading...
Dr Beatrix (Bea) Schlarb-Ridley, Director of Innovation and Impact at the British Antarctic Survey, has been awarded an Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services … The post British Antarctic Survey Director Receives Honorary MBE appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Image: The changing face of the Chilean glaciers in the Laguna San Rafael National Park is featured in these satellite images from 1987 and 2024.
Immigration enforcement has shifted to Chicago's streets during Trump's second term, with ICE agents questioning residents and targeting sanctuary city policies. This aggressive operation, aimed at intimidating local officials, has sparked widespread resistance from residents and civil rights groups, testing the limits of federal power.
Changes in global mean sea level (GMSL) during the late Cenozoic remain uncertain. We use a reconstruction of changes in δ18O of seawater to reconstruct GMSL since 4.5 million years ago (Ma) that accounts for temperature-driven changes in the δ18O of ...
Republican Jeff Landry is seeing mixed reviews in his state for prioritizing existing carbon dioxide applications.
Remarkable drone footage reveals polar bears seeking refuge in an abandoned Russian research station on Kolyuchin Island. Photographer Vadim Makhorov captured these images, showcasing the bears' adaptability as their natural sea ice hunting grounds shrink. This unusual sight highlights the impact of climate change on Arctic wildlife and their interaction with forgotten human structures.
Over 2,000 participants from nearly 70 countries will take part in the Arctic Circle Assembly, which opens tomorrow, Thursday, at Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavík and runs through Saturday.
[UN News] The UN maritime agency opened a special session in London on Tuesday, where nations are debating - and may adopt - a landmark framework to curb greenhouse gas emissions for global shipping, amid intense debate and open US opposition.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 15 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02448-1Glacier microclimates can decouple glacier temperatures from ongoing climatic warming, slowing down melting. However, these microclimates will decay as glaciers retreat. A statistical model indicates that by the latter half of the twenty-first century, the temperature of glaciers will be increasingly sensitive to fluctuations in atmospheric temperature.
“Ice XXI” is an entirely new phase of ice with a crystal structure that’s more complex than the ice found on Titan or Ganymede.
Station leader Andy Warton says isolation takes getting used to, but a ‘profound adventure’ with auroras, penguins and icebergs awaits Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Few people witness the otherworldly seasonal transformation of Antarctica, but a small group of Australians experience it first-hand. From the complete darkness of polar winter to the peachy glow of a round-the-clock summer sun, they witness the spectacle of light and wildlife return colour to an icy landscape, and gaze up at silver and green auroras across the night sky. The Australian Antarctic Program is now recruiting for its 2026-27 season, offering work in Antarctica to about 300 Australians across almost 40 different roles. Continue reading...
Greenland is melting, the Alps are melting and the Himalayas are melting -- yet in one vast mountain region, huge glaciers have remained stable, or even gained mass, in recent decades.
A new report has revealed how much carbon is locked away by the isles’ rich underwater habitats - and how much more could be captured in the future.
"'Hand to hand combat' and it's ICE agents shooting a priest at point blank range while an inflatable frog twerks in the background."View Entire Post ›
America is set to acquire 11 icebreaking vessels from Finland, a significant move to boost its Arctic presence. President Trump announced the deal, emphasizing Finland's expertise in building these crucial ships. This collaboration will see four vessels constructed in Finland and seven in the US, strengthening bilateral defense ties amidst rising Arctic importance.
Driftwood plays a key role in Arctic coastal ecosystems: it stores carbon, stabilises coastlines and provides a habitat for animals. At the same time, it can offer clues regarding climate change in the Arctic region, providing information on the likes of storm surges, coastal erosion and shifting fluvial dynamics. Despite the crucial role it plays, there is still a lot that we do not know about the large-scale distribution patterns of driftwood. Now, for the first time, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute have systematically mapped driftwood deposits along an 11,000 kilometre stretch of coastline in Alaska and North West Canada, using satellite imagery and AI-powered evaluation methods. The result is the largest database ever produced, with researchers able to identify over 19,000...
New research finds 90% of marine fish sold by major US retailers are wild-caught, including threatened or endangered species Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The global trade in marine aquarium fish relies heavily on fish sourced directly from wild populations, with many consumers unaware of the practice due to murky supply chains. New research has revealed the scale of the issue, finding most marine aquarium fish sold online in the US were wild-caught, mainly from the western Pacific and Indian oceans. Continue reading...
New research shows massive glaciers in Sierra Nevada projected to melt away by the beginning of the next century Deep in California’s Sierra Nevada, massive glaciers are disappearing and projected to melt away completely by the beginning of the next century, leaving ice-free peaks for the first time in human history, new research has found. The mountain range’s glaciers are older than previously known, dating back tens of thousands of years, with some as old as the last ice age, according to an article published last week in Science Advances . Continue reading...
Praised as “the strongest polar ship of its time,” the Endurance revealed major structural flaws that may explain why it never reached its final destination.
ICE agents said Ian Roberts was found with US$3000, a handgun and a hunting knife.
The North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre is approaching a 'tipping point' that would have 'major implications for the climate', report scientists at the University of Exeter.
The fleet of British Antarctic Survey aircraft have taken off on their annual ‘ferry flights’ from Canada, in preparation for a new season of science in Antarctica. The BAS fleet … The post Take off marks launch of Ticket to Antarctica appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Millions of people a year visit the site run by the National Snow and Ice Data Center. It tracks changes to the world’s melting polar regions.
They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary confirmed that ICE agents will have a presence at the big game in Santa Clara, California.
New research quantifying the global impact of forest age transitions found that 140 million tons of aboveground carbon are lost per year because of old-growth forests being replaced by younger stands.
An expert explains why some offsets don’t deliver real climate benefits and what must change to make them trustworthy. The post The flaws of carbon credits designed to protect forests – and how to fix them appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Brackets of water beneath Antarctica may shape the future of our coastlines.
Exclusive: Temporary deal to shield UK exporters from levy’s impact is now viewed by both sides as likely UK politics live – latest updates The EU and Britain are poised to agree a deal sparing British businesses from a carbon border tax being introduced in 2026, with officials targeting late spring for the next EU-UK summit. The EU is introducing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on 1 January targeting imports produced using carbon-intensive methods, such as steel, glass and fertiliser. Continue reading...
Switzerland’s glaciers have faced “enormous” melting this year with a 3% drop in total volume — the fourth-largest annual drop on record — due to the effects of global warming, Swiss glaciologists reported.
Studying samples from the ice sheet gives an environmental record of over a million years.
Upwelling generates a nutrient-rich “cold tongue” in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean (EEP), with impacts on global climate, oceanic biological productivity, and the carbon cycle. The cold tongue was reduced during the Pliocene Epoch, a feature ...
After his high-stakes summit with US President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, in August, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters that cooperation with the United States in the Arctic was “very possible”. “We see that Arctic cooperation is also very possible in our international context. For example, between the far east of Russia and the west coast of the US.” Putin did not give details, nor did Trump, who spoke after Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. But one day earlier,...
Thirteen-thousand-year-old azurite flecks reveal a hidden prehistoric palette.
OBERGOMS — Switzerland's glaciers melted considerably over the past 12 months to log their fourth-largest reduction in ice volume on record, monitoring body GLAMOS said on Wednesday.
Some scientists argue the risks of climate damage outweigh possible benefits. Others say more research is needed as the Arctic warms.
The discovery of huge petroglyphs of camels and donkeys, as well as hundreds of engraving tools, hints at complex early settlement in the region following the Ice Age.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said the Department of Homeland Security has requested for 100 military personnel to help protect ICE agents and facilities in his state.