If bowhead whales produce particularly varied and diverse calls in one area, it is very likely that the area is a breeding ...

Embedded in the sea ice of the arctic are creatures so small, you can't see them with the naked eye. These microalgae convert energy from sunlight into fuel. The arctic ecosystem depends on them. In ...

The world is filled with stunning creatures, some of which have mostly evaded human notice. One among them is the narwhal (Monodon monoceros), according to Discover Wildlife. Their features are so ...

A photographer captured a beautiful moment in Svalbard's Arctic waters, but climate change threatens to change that.

The Arctic Ocean, once locked in a vault of thick, old ice, now is transforming at lightspeed. Temperatures there are increasing at up to four times the rate of the planet overall, melting sea ice ...

The lush greenery of the Amazon rainforest is often called the “lungs of the planet,” but really land plants are just half of the equation. The other lung dwells in the sea. Single-celled ...

New study shows that 16 percent of the Arctic Ocean’s organic carbon comes from terrestrial sources, such as thawing permafrost and eroding coastlines. Climate change and the associated rising ...