https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B today says that mercury levels in arctic ivory gulls have risen almost 50 fold over the last 130 years. Scientists think this increase in mercury pollutants could be to blame for plummeting population figures. https://phys.org/news/2015-03-mercury-pollution-danger-arctic-ivory.html Ecology Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:43:35 EDT news346063405 "The Arctic as we know it may soon be a thing of the past," says Eric Post, associate professor of biology at Penn State University. Post leads a large, international team that carried out ecosystem-wide studies of the biological response to Arctic warming during the fourth International Polar Year, which ended in 2008. The team's results will be reported on 11 September 2009 in the journal Science. https://phys.org/news/2009-09-biological-responses-global-arctic.html Environment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:10:03 EDT news171811398