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Shrinking sea ice may be to blame for recent polar bear cannibalism incidents in Canada. Eight cases of adult polar bears eating bear cubs and other bears near Churchill, Manitoba, have been reported. Four of the cases were...

Fishing and refuse disposal are to be banned in the 1st high seas Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Southern Ocean, an area of the ocean that contains more species than the Galapagos Islands...

More data show that ‘Yes, climate change is happening, ice is melting at alarming rates, and the time for action is now.’ Independent research using state-of-the-art modeling and satellite observations shows that...

The spotted seal, a sea ice-dependent Arctic species, has been denied Endangered Species Act protection by the Obama Administration. Disappointment: The Center for Biological Diversity has announced that the Obama administration...

This week in the journal Nature scientists give the most comprehensive view of thinning ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica to date. Scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the University of Bristol analyzed...

Finally, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing the status of the Pacific walrus to determine whether or not the marine mammal will receive Endangered Species Act protections. The Center for Biological Diversity...

A new study by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), released today, says that the effects of warming in the Arctic are “dire… far worse than previous projections.” Dr Martin Sommerkorn, senior climate change advisor...

Two cargo ships set out last week from the port of Vladivostok to traverse Russia’s Northeast Passage, marking the first time commercial ships have attempted the normally ice-bound route across Russia’s Arctic...

It’s early Sunday morning at Halley Research Station, Antarctica. The sun is rising quickly on the horizon, the wind is low and the temperature outside is a modest -18 degrees C. Conditions look perfect. As I look across...

During the winter months on the Antarctic continent not only do we experience 24 hour darkness but we are privileged to see the aurora australis.  Here at Halley Station we were looking forward to experiencing many a night...

  Finally - some great news for cute Knut, the famous two-year-old polar bear that captured the hearts of many!   The white-as-snow bear is getting the chance to make a very special love connection with a two-year-old...

The Greenland shark is just a nuisance to fishermen. It is toxic for humans to eat. It gets caught in our nets. Thousands are thrown back into the sea each year.

Something big and strange is floating through the Chukchi Sea between Wainwright and Barrow. No one in the area can recall seeing anything like it before.

A plethora of corroborative data shows that this year’s sea ice levels in the Arctic are the lowest seen in 800 years. The new research, published in the journal Climate Dynamics, doesn’t specify a cause or reason...