ucdavis.edu2d
In Greening Arctic, Caribou and Muskoxen Play Key Role
These include arctic draba and gray willow. Some species, including dwarf birch and harebell, emerged later with grazers ...
Armed robbery in Revesby3d
Greenland's Green-up Sparks Herbivory Rise
A study links herbivory to phenology in the Arctic. Phenology is the study of the timing of events in the natural world. In recent decades ...
Practical Fishkeeping14d
New species of dwarf freshwater stingray described
Marcelo Carvalho and Maíra Ragno name the new stingray from the upper and middle Amazon River drainage Plesiotrygon nana, after its small adult size (Latin nanus=dwarf). Plesiotrygon nana differs from ...
Phys.org20d
A cooling shift: Slowing ocean circulation may temper Arctic temperature rise
The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius ...
earth20d
The Arctic is melting fast, but a slowing ocean current could help
Under the unforgiving Arctic sun, the wintry landscape swarms with shivers and whispers that tell tales of an unrelenting rise in temperatures. This icy expanse, our last bastion of frost, is ...
Crude Oil Prices20d
Russia's Arctic LNG 2 Project Put on Ice With No Restart Plans
Russia's Novatek recently halted operations at its Arctic LNG 2 project, and it has no plans to restart it this winter, according to an anonymous Reuters source familiar with the matter.
Bloomberg L.P.20d
Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Plant Halts Amid Tightening US Sanctions
Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 plant has stopped liquefying natural gas as western bans are restricting its options to ship and sell cargoes, according to people familiar with the situation.
Alaska Beacon21d
Several key steps toward drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge are due before year’s end
On Wednesday, the board of directors for the state-owned Alaska Industrial Development and Export authority approved spending $20 million to pursue legal claims and oil leases in the Arctic National .
Science Daily21d
Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming -- a little
The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius ...
Alaska Public Media21d
Several key steps toward drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge are due before year’s end
Fall colors are seen on Aug. 24, 2015, along the Canning River on the western edge of the Arctic National Wildlife ... land and the Pikka project and the Willow project and things to the west?
Associated Press21d
Train carrying 55 people derails on Norway’s north coast, killing at least 1 person and injuring 4
The Arctic Circle Express was on its way from Trondheim to the remote northern town of Bodoe, above the Arctic Circle, when it left the mountainside track. Police said they were alerted to the ...