The devastating health effects of lead exposure are well-documented, even at low levels. Modern studies highlight how lead ...

One of the executive orders emerging from the Trump administration's early days is Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential. As a West Virginia native and current Alaska resident, I see ...

Paul Holborn, 40, from Sunderland, is taking on the World Marathon Challenge of seven marathons in seven continents, starting ...

Climatologists say that thanks to the high resolution of satellites on these maps, it is possible to analyze objects several meters across and determine their approximate volume and shape ...

A male sanderling in breeding plumage is something to see, a bird with a classic shorebird profile – horizontal torso, slim, ...

More than half the Arctic's coastline is Russian territory and in the last six years Moscow has built more than 475 military ...

Surface melting for the Antarctic ice sheet appears to have set a record for the 46-year satellite observation period on January 2, 2025. All areas of the Antarctic coast that generally see ...

The Arctic's "Last Ice Area" (LIA)—a vital habitat for ice-dependent species—might disappear within a decade after the ...

Scattered glaciers, stark landscapes, extreme weather, and impressive wildlife are all calling cards of the Arctic and Antarctic. Reactions to these regions are polarizing and they aren’t very popular ...

In all, 200 participants from nearly 100 countries and organizations, attended the meeting focused on the future of shipping in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Safety and sustainability in polar ...

There is indirect evidence that, during the last interglacial period, about 125,000 years ago, parts of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated. An ice core drilled from the ice sheet near the ...

“In many places of the world, especially in the polar Arctic and Antarctic regions, all life is very precious.” There are a few research bases—including McMurdo Station and Scott Base ...