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Earth Sciences Jun 1, 2020

Virus buffets largest Arctic expedition in history

The multinational team on the biggest Arctic research mission ever undertaken were prepared for problems from polar bear attacks to major snowstorms or even issues with building a runway on ice.

Plants & Animals May 20, 2020

'New' footage of extinct Tasmanian tiger released by NFSA

A 21-second newsreel clip featuring the last known images of the extinct thylacine, filmed in 1935, has been digitised in 4K and released by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA).

Environment May 10, 2020

Virus delay, early ice melt challenge Arctic science mission

They prepared for icy cold and trained to be on the watch for polar bears, but a pandemic just wasn't part of the program.

Evolution May 6, 2020

Will humans go extinct? For all the existential threats, we'll likely be here for a very long time

Will our species go extinct? The short answer is yes. The fossil record shows everything goes extinct, eventually. Almost all species that ever lived, over 99.9%, are extinct.

Earth Sciences May 5, 2020

Drifting through the ice on board a polar climate research vessel

More than two months ago, EPFL researcher Julia Schmale joined the crew of the Polarstern, a German research icebreaker that has been drifting slowly through the frozen waters starting north of Siberia towards Svalbard since ...

Environment Apr 23, 2020

How coronavirus could make a bad wildfire season even worse

In the summer of 2003, I had a first-hand look at a fire season that was unlike any that had occurred before.

Environment Apr 21, 2020

As Earth Day turns 50, green movement faces fresh challenges

Gina McCarthy remembers the way things used to be: Tar balls clinging to her legs after swimming in Boston Harbor. The Merrimack River colored bright blue and green by textile mill chemicals. Black smoke everywhere.

Earth Sciences Apr 20, 2020

North Pole soon to be ice free in summer

The Arctic Ocean in summer will very likely be ice free before 2050, at least temporarily. The efficacy of climate-protection measures will determine how often and for how long. These are the results of a new research study ...

Ecology Apr 2, 2020

As ships move north with climate change, their noise scares Arctic cod away

When people who haven't been to the Arctic think of this remote and cold region, they may picture animals, such as polar bears, narwhal or ringed seals, and the people who live there. Rarely does this vision include modern ...

Plants & Animals Mar 13, 2020

Polar bear den detection methods work less than half the time, finds bear expert

When fuel companies explore northern Alaska for oil, federal regulations require them to steer clear of polar bears. To locate the endangered species during winter months, fixed-wing planes mounted with forward-looking infrared ...

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