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Arctic foxes appear to contribute to the greening of the area around their dens

Life

Arctic foxes help create habitats as ‘gardeners’ of the tundra

Satellite images support the claim that Arctic foxes promote the growth of the lush vegetation seen around their dens

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Environment

The start of spring in the Arctic is increasingly unpredictable

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Environment

Much of Greenland's ice could melt even if world doesn't get warmer

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Environment

Melting Arctic glaciers expose new sources of planet-warming methane

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Environment

Ozone layer treaty pushed back ice-free Arctic summers up to 15 years

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Talvikangas in Finland

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Dozens of ‘frost quakes’ hit a Finnish town in just 7 hours

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Environment

Polar ice sheets may retreat much faster than previously thought

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RPS Woman Science Photographer of the Year a small group of atmospheric scientists move a fluxsled to the ice, this was the first instrument deployed on the new MOSAiC floe. ?Leap of Science? by Lianna Nixon (USA)

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See the top shots in the Woman Science Photographer of the Year award

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Cool photographs capture new geopolitics of the melting Arctic

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Cool photographs capture new geopolitics of the melting Arctic

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TOPSHOT - Icebergs float in Disko Bay, Ilulissat, western Greenland, on June 28, 2022. - The icebergs originate from Jakobshavn glacier (Sermeq Kujalleq), the most productive glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. The massive icebergs that detach from the glacier float for years in the waters in front of the fjord before being carried south by ocean currents. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Arctic and Antarctic saw record warmth and ice melt in 2022

The sea ice around Antarctica shrank to the smallest area ever recorded in early 2022, and there were exceptionally high temperatures at both poles

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Earth

Frozen Planet II review: David Attenborough's sequel dazzles

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Glowing Arctic snailfish is packed with antifreeze proteins

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Environment

Arctic and Antarctic see extreme heat and historically low sea ice

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Environment

Arctic may switch from snow to rain-dominated as early as 2060

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