Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In ...

The climate-driven spread of beaver ponds in Alaska’s Arctic accelerates the effects of a warming environment by causing pond ...

Polar warming is fueling rising disease burdens, worsening food insecurity, increasing mental health strain, and amplifying ...

Arctic coastlines are falling into the sea. Wave action, rising sea levels, and thawing permafrost are all contributing to ...

In the summer of 2019, ecologist Patrick Sullivan and a Super Cub plane pilot navigated over the narrow valleys of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska, winding toward the remote headwaters of the ...

Deep beneath the Arctic permafrost and ocean sediments, a massive reservoir of methane, often referred to as a “time bomb,” ...

An estimated 72% of Arctic Coastal Plain shorebirds – over 4.5 million birds – nest in the reserve. This includes the yellow-billed loon, the largest loon species in the world, with most of its U.S.

There's still a great deal that's not fully understood. Researchers discover unexpected reason behind major rivers turning ...

Climate change and the associated rising temperatures are melting more and more frozen ground in the Arctic. This dissolved ...

Polar warming is shaping the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we grow, and the stability of our minds and bodies.

The present disaster returns me to the hope that reducing methane emissions is a way Alaskans can make a difference on ...