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Arctic Seawater Leaking Methane: Big Pic

Posted Mon May 21, 2012 11:14 AM ET | 0

Methane is wafting off the surface of the Arctic Ocean as sea ice cracks. Read more

Arctic's Old Ice Vanishing Rapidly

Posted Fri Mar 2, 2012 11:40 AM ET | 0

The oldest and thickest Arctic ice seems to be vanishing faster than the younger, thinner ice at the edges of the Arctic Ocean's floating ice cap, a new NASA study finds. Read more

Inuit Insight on Fear of Killer Whales

Posted Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:35 AM ET | 0

Canadian Inuit traditional knowledge has provided new insights on how marine mammals respond to a killer whale in the neighborhood. Read more

Forgotten Discoveries of Scott's Antarctica: Photos

Posted Mon Dec 12, 2011 07:50 AM ET | 0

What's forgotten about Robert F. Scott's ill-fated expedition to the Antarctic are the scientific discoveries. Take a look at some of them. Read more

Oil Fight: Conservationists vs. Shell in Alaska

Posted by Eric Niiler Tue Nov 8, 2011 07:48 AM ET | 0

Green groups say not enough known about how oil drilling may affect whales and seals; feds say any risk is negligible. Read more

Oceans Could Rise 5 Feet by 2100

Posted Tue May 3, 2011 04:22 PM ET | 0

Melting ice and snow due to climate change has already accounted for 40 percent of recent increases in ocean levels. Read more

How Humans Helped the Earth in 2010: Slide Show

Posted Tue Dec 28, 2010 09:00 AM ET | 0

As the first decade of the 21st century comes to a close, what have we as a species done to help protect this planet we call home? Read more

The Polar Bear's Last Stand

Posted by Jessica Marshall Thu Dec 16, 2010 04:05 PM ET | 0

A final refuge of Arctic summer sea ice may be the last outpost for polar bears. But that doesn't mean they're in the clear. Read more

Top 10 Most Extreme Polar Expeditions

Posted Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:44 PM ET | 0

Take a tour of the most grueling, deadly, and glorious quests to explore Earth's frigid poles. Read more

Strange New Species From Marine Census: Slide Show

Posted Mon Aug 2, 2010 05:00 PM ET | 0

The results of the Census of Marine Life are in, and they include some truly odd underwater creatures. Read more

U.S. Sidelined in Fight for Arctic's Future

Posted by Eric Niiler Mon Jun 21, 2010 07:00 AM ET | 0

Held up in legislative limbo in the United States, the Law of the Sea treaty could give other nations the authority to tap into natural resources in the Arctic. Read more

World Oceans Day: Big Pics

Posted Tue Jun 8, 2010 09:08 AM ET | 0

On World Oceans Day, scientists call to protect more than just 0.4 percent of the world’s oceans from drilling, fishing and mining. Read more

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Oil and the Arctic's Future

Posted Wed May 26, 2010 12:05 PM ET | 0

Would you risk a Gulf of Mexico-type oil spill in the pristine U.S. Arctic Ocean? If things continue as planned, we'll all take that gamble when drilling begins on July 1. Read more