The net is designed to trap some of the ocean’s smallest organisms: zooplankton. As it is dragged on board, Nielsen, a molecular biologist and currently scientific leader of Arctic Station on ...

A decrease in pressure ridges over the past 3 decades is making the ice more uniform, with unclear consequences.

while bacteria generally leads to more carbon emissions. "In high Arctic ecosystems, the variety of fungi is particularly high compared to that of plants, which increases the likelihood that ...

The study found that microscopic life living under Arctic sea ice is in danger. As the ice melts and disappears, so do the microscopic organisms. Unlike other microorganisms that live at the ...

One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at ...

One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at ...

Elizabethtown College Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Science Robert Northington had a paper he collaborated on titled “Abrupt transformation of West Greenland lakes ...

A study has found that as climate change causes the Arctic permafrost to melt, pathogens may awaken and damage crops. The ...

As the Arctic warms, polar bears face a growing risk of contracting viruses, bacteria and parasites that they were less likely to encounter just 30 years ago, research has revealed. In a study ...