NASA's Operation IceBridge is currently gathering measurements of Antarctic land and sea ice. The data it gathers will be compared to measurements from the newly orbiting ICESat-2, while the images captured provide a breathtaking look in and around the frozen continent.
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The insidious spread of microplastics through our environment is something that we really don't know enough about. Researchers have now found unexpected quantities of the material lodged in Arctic sea ice, shedding new light on how they move through the ocean.
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When you have water seeping into a doomsday facility built to shore up food supplies for the future, well, that's hardly ideal. But such breaches should be a thing of the past, with authorities overseeing the Svalbard Global Seed Vault planning a multi-million dollar overhaul of the structure.
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The firm behind Europe's first underwater restaurant has shared designs for an energy-positive hotel in the Arctic Circle, the first of its kind. Snøhetta's sustainable Svart hotel takes advantage of its spectacular surroundings by hosting guests in a ring-shaped structure with panoramic views.
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There are lots of cool ways to check out the magnificent Northern Lights, but they might not come any cooler than Sweden's soon-to-be opened Arctic Bath, a sister retreat to the country's Treehouse hotel.
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Bacteria are hardy, but even they have their limits. One of those was previously thought to be polar ice, but a new study has now observed bacteria living in those conditions. That discovery has implications for our understanding of Earth's past climate, as well as life elsewhere in the universe.
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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is home to the world's largest seed collection, safeguarding important crops for future generations. But record global temperatures have seen meltwater make its way inside, prompting new measures to fortify the facility in the face of climate change.
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Scientists have unearthed a new bird species from fossils in the Canadian Arctic dating back about 90 million years, making them the oldest records of avian species found so far north and suggesting an intense warming event occurred during the late Cretaceous period.
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Amateur mechanics have long used sawdust to clean up oil spills in their garages. Now, scientists are looking to see if this low-tech solution can be adapted to protect the Arctic in case of an oil spill in its icy waters.
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Scientists tracking the wellbeing of reindeers in the Arctic have uncovered a concerning trend, with warming temperatures in the region literally freezing access to food and leading to a 12 percent decrease in average body weight over just 16 years.
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