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In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it
Sgt. Ian Van Nest rolls slowly through the streets of Churchill, his truck outfitted with a rifle and a barred back seat to ...
Science Daily10h
One or many? Exploring the population groups of the largest animal on Earth
Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most recent ...
'Another piece of the puzzle': Antarctica's 1st-ever amber fossil sheds light on dinosaur-era rainforest that covered South Pole 90 million years ago
Until now, Antarctica was the only continent on Earth without any known amber fossils. But sediment cores taken from below ...
This penguin swam 2,000 miles to Australia—and we don't know why
As climate change bears down on Antarctica, understanding why some penguins end up meandering so far from their natural ...
One or many? Exploring the population groups of the Antarctic blue whale using historical mark-recovery data
Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a ...
Sciencing on MSN5d
The Alarming Reason Flowers Are Blooming In Antarctica
Most people picture Antarctica as a barren, icy expanse, but recently, more plants have taken root there. The reason for that ...
Woman Panics When Rescued Animal Won't Wake Up, Then Ends Up Apologizing
Social media users could relate to the woman's fear in the viral clip, with one saying "there is nothing more terrifying." ...
Smithsonian Magazine9d
Celebrate the Beloved Yet Threatened Polar Bear With These 15 Photos
These amazing images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show the Arctic animals at their fierce but adorable best ...
Pressenza14d
Doubling Down on ‘Too Much Heat’
Hopefully, this one doesn’t, but it’s not looking good. A Double Blue Ocean Event occurs when the sea ice of both Antarctica and the Arctic virtually disappears with sea ice minimum extent (a summer ...
Antarctic krill genes could reveal how they're responding to climate change
As Antarctic krill face unprecedented challenges in the Southern Ocean, a new project has been launched to better understand ...
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Doubling Down on ‘Too Much Heat’
Arctic sea ice loss (2) permafrost loss in Siberia and North America (3) loss of Antarctica sea ice (4) loss of snow and ice on Greenland (5) loss of mountaintop glaciers like the Tibetan Plateau ...