Rapid changes in climate in the polar regions are causing observable ecological impacts of various types and degrees of severity at all ecosystem levels. Even larger changes and more significant ...

As novel marine ecosystems emerge in high latitude seas, primarily due to reduced sea-ice coverage and changes in species distribution (i.e. as macroalgae like kelp expand poleward), these changes are ...

In a report published in this week’s issue of Science, a team of oceanographers, including MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory) Ecosystems Center director Hugh Ducklow, outline a polar ocean observation ...

See video, photos, and hear from scientists in their own words in a scrollytelling digital narrative of this article, available here, and on the ORNL News Desk. The Arctic is warming faster than any ...

Scientists in Svalbard were shocked to find rain and greenery instead of snow during Arctic winter fieldwork. The event highlights not just warming—but a full seasonal shift with major consequences ...