The Arctic is changing. Fast. As the effects of global warming are felt around the world, nowhere is experiencing such drastic changes as the Far North. After all, scientists estimate that the ...

Martin Nielsen reaches over the gunwale of the Porsild and grabs the 100-meter-long bongo net as it is winched out of the Arctic water. He’s helped by one of the crew, Eli Martensen—a ruddy ...

The Arctic has long filled humans with awe, but there are now profoundly worrying signals coming from the frozen landscape at the top of our planet, and scientists are deeply concerned about its ...

INSTAAR conducts interdisciplinary research and education on the past, present, and future of Earth systems in service of a just and thriving world. With deep roots in polar regions, alpine ...

In its 2024 Economic Report, the Arctic Economic Council (AEC) highlighted the potentially pivotal role mining in Arctic nations could play in fuelling the world’s increasing demand for critical ...

Once a vital carbon sink, the Arctic-Boreal Zone (ABZ) is now releasing more CO₂ than it captures. Large swathes of tundra, forests, and wetlands are shifting from absorbers to emitters ...