There is danger lurking on the floor of the Bering and Chukchi seas for mussels, snails, clams, worms and other cold-water invertebrates, according to a new study led by National Oceanic and ...

The Chukchi is among the most pristine marine environments in the world, providing habitat for a wide range of protected species, including walruses, ringed seals and the spectacled eider, an eye ...

WWF warns StatoilHydro against engagement in exploratory drilling in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska when US Mineral Management Services opens the auction round for the area on February 6. The area is ...

The Polar Bear Seas Protection Act (H.R. 6057), introduced by Congressmen Jay Inlsee and Maurice Hinchey in the House, and Senator John Kerry's similar bill in the Senate (S. 2568), would prohibit ...

The HI-SEAS (Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation) habitat in Hawaii. (Image credit: HI-SEAS) A group of six researchers will embark on a mission to "Mars" on Monday (Nov. 2).

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Get to know more on the Arctic habitat of the 'sea bear.' Olivia Munson. ... there was a stable subpopulation of polar bears between 2008 and 2016 in the Chukchi Sea, between Alaska and Russia.

The HI-SEAS crewmembers lived together in the 1,200-square-foot (110 square meters) habitat; while they could communicate with the outside world via email (with a 20-minute delay), they had no ...

The Bering Sea communicates with the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas via northward advection of water, nutrients, and plankton through Bering Strait. However, continuity of the ocean's physical properties ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska this month, which should be brimming with floes ...

The habitat usually housed six people at a time, for as long as a year. They prepared freeze-dried meals, took 30-second showers to conserve water, and wore space suits every time they left the dome.

Shell Offshore Co. has requested a 5-year extension of its federal offshore leases in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas offshore Alaska. “The request reflects the extent of the actual delays we have ...