<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Arctic ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Mini lake meets snowy rim of Canada's oldest ice mass — Earth from space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/mini-lake-meets-snowy-rim-of-canadas-oldest-ice-mass-earth-from-space yMqHByLH94uUQbjn3CSKch Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's huge push to reduce air pollution had an unexpected consequence in the Arctic ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/chinas-huge-push-to-reduce-air-pollution-had-an-unexpected-consequence-in-the-arctic fQdEXakJykQrynFWtgQKJK Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:54:30 +0000 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:23:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Permafrost thaw and 'shrubification' have tipped Alaska's North Slope into a wildfire regime not seen for 3,000 years ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/wildfires-in-northern-alaska-are-the-worst-theyve-been-in-3-000-years VcyNjSg2brvEtZJCpJGxfX Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:33:26 +0000 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:29:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Paleo-Inuit people braved icy seas to reach remote Greenland islands 4,500 years ago, archaeologists discover ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/paleo-inuit-people-braved-icy-seas-to-reach-remote-greenland-islands-4-500-years-ago-archaeologists-discover BpsknvaAv4dmFifW8oQu5o Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:01:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:30:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Artemis II simulated launch window opens tonight as NASA delays mission due to 'rare Arctic outbreak' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/artemis-ii-simulated-launch-window-opens-tonight-as-nasa-delays-mission-due-to-rare-arctic-outbreak A92rkontVKoPDpurGfnFxS Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:13:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Critical moment when El Niño started to erode Russia's Arctic sea ice discovered ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/critical-moment-when-el-nino-started-to-erode-russias-arctic-sea-ice-discovered VfdSZg2L24jGCRaTXrwXcT Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:10:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Huge ice dome in Greenland vanished 7,000 years ago — melting at temperatures we're racing toward today ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/huge-ice-dome-in-greenland-vanished-7-000-years-ago-melting-at-temperatures-were-racing-toward-today THsJRRYHrA7kdECmL42n2J Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:40:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Arctic 'methane bomb' may not explode as permafrost thaws, new study suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/arctic-methane-bomb-may-not-explode-as-permafrost-thaws-new-study-suggests 3rk8fAnL7hdMyNhPWFpd2Z Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:39:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Arctic Ocean methane 'switch' that helped drive rapid global warming discovered ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic-ocean-methane-switch-that-helped-drive-rapid-global-warming-discovered 2uuqNpqNjPDM8dmoSZ95xm Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:33:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Methane leaks multiplying beneath Antarctic ocean spark fears of climate doom loop ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/methane-leaks-multiplying-beneath-antarctic-ocean-spark-fears-of-climate-doom-loop Ui2GLstyuctrF3DhjpfgaG Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:00:42 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:45:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists 'reawaken' ancient microbes from permafrost — and discover they start churning out CO2 soon after ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/scientists-reawaken-ancient-microbes-from-permafrost-and-discover-they-start-churning-out-co2-soon-after PFY3Hjx3raaZwN7kumzRPZ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:43:13 +0000 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:13:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It was so unexpected': 90 billion liters of meltwater punched its way through Greenland ice sheet in never-before-seen melting event ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/it-was-so-unexpected-90-billion-liters-of-meltwater-punched-its-way-through-greenland-ice-sheet-in-never-before-seen-melting-event xwF3DKptnSUkv5ioR5vMV Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:49:47 +0000 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:50:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ A mysterious barrier in the Atlantic divides weird deep-sea jellyfish cousins ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/jellyfish/a-mysterious-barrier-in-the-atlantic-divides-weird-deep-sea-jellyfish-cousins UWZzHye3GGixkvBF4zmMJf Tue, 29 Jul 2025 21:00:07 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Birds have been nesting in the Arctic Circle for almost 73 million years, newly discovered fossils reveal ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/birds-have-been-nesting-in-the-arctic-circle-for-almost-73-million-years-newly-discovered-fossils-reveal FdYbU7cm7gSetViM5jdaUL Thu, 29 May 2025 18:00:00 +0000 Fri, 30 May 2025 15:47:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ New technologies are helping to regrow Arctic sea ice ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/new-technologies-are-helping-to-regrow-arctic-sea-ice rTD6h7V8XynbCY8hpNH43a Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Winter sea ice cover lowest in 47-year satellite record ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/winter-sea-ice-cover-lowest-in-47-year-satellite-record eepStqndMQwyN4L9sBUVVM Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:15:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Major disruption' has caused Arctic polar vortex to slide off North Pole, scientists say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/major-disruption-has-caused-arctic-polar-vortex-to-slide-off-north-pole-scientists-say 77ePviPSyKjVd3oKPWwsa9 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:13:24 +0000 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 22:57:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Winter is far from over': Polar vortex reversal could bring springtime snow to US ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/winter-is-far-from-over-polar-vortex-reversal-could-bring-springtime-snow-to-us sRvxULCkwYFhWz8Gr2LKtD Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:38:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Global sea ice levels hit worrying new low ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/global-sea-ice-levels-hit-worrying-new-low LHczp2LHo5YvvkCgVyzxw Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:11:15 +0000 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:21:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists record never-before-seen 'ice quakes' deep inside Greenland's frozen rivers ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/scientists-record-never-before-seen-ice-quakes-deep-inside-greenlands-frozen-rivers eZPmjYtwj5SVS9t56RPAXn Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:04:27 +0000 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:20:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Thule snow goggles: 1,000-year-old Arctic eyewear carved from walrus tusks ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/thule-snow-goggles-1-000-year-old-arctic-eyewear-carved-from-walrus-tusks g753iRwFf38aJACFfdyLRc Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alaska's ice is melting in front of our eyes, staggering satellite shots show ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/alaskas-ice-is-melting-in-front-of-our-eyes-staggering-satellite-shots-show DDTxDTP7AzgoYsGtwSBEZZ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:42:52 +0000 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:20:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Extreme' warming in the Arctic as North Pole temperatures swell 36 F above average ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/extreme-warming-in-the-arctic-as-north-pole-temperatures-swell-36-f-above-average C96TgxLY3ypyqTNuMQqHv8 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:54:44 +0000 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:36:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Florida's snowfall record smashed as historic storm blasts Gulf Coast ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/floridas-snowfall-record-smashed-as-historic-storm-blasts-gulf-coast 8SvpUCjLHmSHZ4Sm4KULvn Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:39:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Polar vortex could bring deadly winter storms and coldest weather in more than a decade to US ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/polar-vortex-could-bring-deadly-winter-storms-and-coldest-weather-in-more-than-a-decade-to-us 4qVwkK8c4acpbRaxGy2RU9 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:33:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Ominous milestone for the planet': Arctic Ocean's 1st ice-free day could be just 3 years away, alarming study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/ominous-milestone-for-the-planet-arctic-oceans-1st-ice-free-day-could-be-just-3-years-away-alarming-study-finds kLhniUxf8eV8axW4uStFqi Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:49:15 +0000 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:14:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Underwater volcano-like structure is spewing gas off Alaska's coast, US Coast Guard says ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/underwater-volcano-like-structure-is-spewing-gas-off-alaskas-coast-us-coast-guard-says Tjg88TbLpC62b6cvJgLx34 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:51:40 +0000 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:27:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Surprised Russian school kids discover Arctic island has vanished after comparing satellite images ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/surprised-russian-school-kids-discover-arctic-island-has-vanished-after-comparing-satellite-images jmfgGWSYzqmTtUjXsbFfVF Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:09:51 +0000 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:09:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth from space: Massive blue 'melt pond' in Arctic glacier is an eerie sign of things to come ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/earth-from-space-massive-blue-melt-pond-in-arctic-glacier-is-an-eerie-sign-of-things-to-come MinysQkcajNVxr9eSQu7G6 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:02:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Polar bears are getting horrific injuries and huge 'ice balls' on their paws because of climate change, researchers say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/polar-bears/polar-bears-are-getting-horrific-injuries-and-huge-ice-balls-on-their-paws-because-of-climate-change-researchers-say 5JFKVw9uRkjNqWuyuute4B Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:59:15 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fool's Gold is driving a new accelerating climate feedback loop in Canada ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/fools-gold-is-driving-a-new-accelerating-climate-feedback-loop-in-canada 4V35r5ChHPL6vC3pQtCYEK Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:10:03 +0000 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 23:05:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ 30 years of polar climate data converted into menacing, 6-minute song ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/30-years-of-polar-climate-data-converted-into-menacing-6-minute-song q8R6a7uMctnFYtjoXTGvNM Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:40:19 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth from space: 4 near-identical glaciers spark new life in Arctic island's 'polar desert' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/earth-from-space-4-near-identical-glaciers-spark-new-life-in-arctic-islands-polar-desert eFkVtBiKkjmZsN3R5ukQLV Tue, 15 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ We're one step closer to finding out why Siberia is riddled with exploding craters ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/we-re-one-step-closer-to-finding-out-why-siberia-is-riddled-with-exploding-craters dzeKLyNPLxQFA6jRxT7ZQ3 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:18:16 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Deep below the Arctic Ocean, some plants have adapted to photosynthesize in almost near darkness ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/plants-can-grow-in-near-darkness-new-research-shows-here-are-three-promising-benefits ayrYoNQT5ygPWU688hqHz7 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:16:57 +0000 Thu, 08 May 2025 11:30:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth from space: Iconic 'Star Trek' symbol shines brightly in sea of muddy Arctic sea ice ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/earth-from-space-iconic-star-trek-symbol-shines-brightly-in-sea-of-muddy-arctic-sea-ice Dfu2X8DFwe2TzcvNhea6pE Tue, 24 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth from space: Ghostly figure emerges in Greenland ice after underground lake collapses ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/earth-from-space-ghostly-figure-emerges-in-greenland-ice-after-underground-lake-collapses idHTQwdRoSPrxrzEJNCb36 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gateway to the underworld: The enormous permafrost 'megaslump' in Siberia that keeps getting bigger ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/gateway-to-the-underworld-the-enormous-permafrost-megaslump-in-siberia-that-keeps-getting-bigger qkCY37PxwFmR2ToiRcfwWd Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mysterious 9-day seismic event was caused by a mega tsunami bouncing around inside a fjord, study reveals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/a-mysterious-seismic-event-shook-earth-for-9-days-straight-in-2023-now-scientists-have-found-its-origins Kgg4GoJgnPez54yWuzvte9 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Methane 'kitchens' in Siberia's permafrost form mounds that can erupt, creating giant craters ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/methane-kitchens-in-siberia-s-permafrost-form-frost-mounds-that-erupt-creating-giant-craters ff5frLucV4z2by45JWp9P4 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:43:40 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Norway's Dragon's Eye: The fantastical 'pothole' that emerged from ice 16,000 years ago ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/norways-dragons-eye-the-fantastical-pothole-that-emerged-from-ice-16000-years-ago TTReW2i33frC6wPjgCzpBP Fri, 12 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gulf Stream's fate to be decided by climate 'tug-of-war' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/gulf-streams-fate-to-be-decided-by-climate-tug-of-war NUztKMQDTKanXdwYcZfXdm Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:40:05 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth from space: Trio of ringed ice caps look otherworldly on Russian Arctic islands ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/earth-from-space-trio-of-ringed-ice-caps-look-otherworldly-on-russian-arctic-islands dgucmaqUsGfw3rwfrqUGw4 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 07:00:46 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Siberia's 'gateway to the underworld' is growing a staggering amount each year ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/siberias-gateway-to-the-underworld-is-growing-a-staggering-amount-each-year GJLeNKXBjnKTCcHAeoYNXA Mon, 06 May 2024 16:10:11 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth from space: Mysterious wave ripples across 'galaxy' of icebergs in Arctic fjord ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/earth-from-space-mysterious-wave-ripples-across-galaxy-of-icebergs-in-arctic-fjord TQBjeGT9w7nZbqX3U3dKTm Mon, 06 May 2024 07:00:51 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ What's the largest waterfall in the world? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/whats-the-largest-waterfall-in-the-world pRoZTuPwyZTmeGyc76kn7n Sat, 20 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Polar vortex is 'spinning backwards' above Arctic after major reversal event ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/polar-vortex-is-spinning-backwards-above-arctic-after-major-reversal-event WMfE89FbZBHP9uPUnEqkKT Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:45:56 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Like 'walking through the woods of millions of years ago': Ancient ecosystem brimming with dinosaur tracks discovered in Alaska ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/like-walking-through-the-woods-of-millions-of-years-ago-ancient-ecosystem-brimming-with-dinosaur-tracks-discovered-in-alaska AS6NMjsNSitLi9aSm2oBnF Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:12:58 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dying SpaceX rocket creates glowing, galaxy-like spiral in the middle of the Northern Lights ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/dying-spacex-rocket-creates-glowing-galaxy-like-spiral-in-the-middle-of-the-northern-lights Z9mxgB2dRaxKAfLKnEbq2E Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:41:55 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'More unzipping of the landscape': Arctic permafrost could crumble into rivers, unleashing devastating feedback loop ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/more-unzipping-of-the-landscape-arctic-permafrost-could-crumble-into-rivers-unleashing-devastating-feedback-loop xnSy3irX34LJgzG5u4ZuEH Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:52:21 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:24 +0000