Aboard Research Vessel Mirai – The Japanese oceanographic research ship Mirai arrived at Dutch Harbor in Alaska on Monday local time, completing its Arctic Ocean observation mission for this year. …
A photo taken by NASA’s Earth Observing-1 satellite in 2012 has resurfaced thanks to a bright white patch of sea ice that resembles the iconic Star Trek Starfleet logo. The …
Fresh water is becoming increasingly scarce in many countries, but not in Greenland. Its ice sheet contains around 6.5 percent of the world’s fresh water, and over 350 trillion liters …
As a big Arctic and Antarctic exploration nerd, I can tell you with confidence that that shit is hard. A few guys on Twitter are making the trip to the …
We call this new state the hot metastable state of peat soils. In this context, “metastable” means a long burn—the hot state lasts for a long but finite time, up …
Russia’s fortress economy has proved remarkably resilient to an onslaught of Western sanctions. Two years after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, it continues to fund a costly war and to …
Amid the cold waters of Ilulissat, Greenland, massive icebergs break off and float, creating the perfect picture of an arctic wonderland. Danish time-lapse photographer Jonas Høholt tells PetaPixel he’s found …
Like a nice wool blanket can help a human baby stay warm and healthy, so too does a baby white spruce get protection from a blanket of snow. At the …
Japan’s first Arctic research vessel, currently under construction by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) with an expected completion in fiscal 2026, will be named “Mirai II,” …
Home Health What is Zombie Virus, Ancient Permafrost in the Arctic That May Lead to a Deadly Pandemic? Scientists have recently warned about the melting permafrost in the Arctic that …