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Alaska’s glaciers are melting faster than anywhere else
The report says the state’s glaciers have shrunk by more than 8% over the same time period – the fastest of any region. All told, Alaska alone ... of Washington’s Polar Science Center.
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What we know about ‘gigantic’ Alaska gas pipeline plan
The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) is an ecologically important region for grizzly and polar bears, caribou ...
Why the U.S. has been home to Earth’s most unusually cold air this year
The United States has been at the epicenter of the planet’s most unusually cold conditions early in 2025. The polar vortex is to blame.
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Poles apart: Building the Arctic's first subsea cable
But despite the presence of 5G in one of the Earth’s most remote locations, fiber connections in the region are much rarer. Subsea Internet cables, which play a vital role in connecting the world, are ...
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Notes from the Field | Uncharted Terrain: Monitoring Permafrost on the Arctic Coastal Plain
One of these remarkable places is the Arctic Coastal Plain. Whale bone pile, Wainwright, Alaska. Over a decade ago, our ...
Arctic ice approaches historic low, impacting habitat for polar bears
At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers, and ...
Watch: Rare Footage Reveals First-Ever Look at Polar Bear Cubs Emerging From Dens
Remote cameras were deployed in the Arctic mountains across nearly a decade; Valuable footage of moms and cubs emerging from ...
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Surviving Nature’s Freezers: Meet the Animals Thriving in Earth’s Polar Regions
The polar regions are the coldest places on Earth ... particularly off the coasts of Alaska, Canada, Norway, and Iceland. A thick layer of blubber (fat) acts as insulation, keeping them warm.