What’s at risk for Arctic wildlife if Trump expands oil drilling in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska

Caribou, migrating birds and many other types of wildlife rely on this expanse of wetlands and tundra. Humanity and the climate depend on a healthy Arctic, too.

Mariah Meek, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University • conversation
June 30, 2025 • ~11 min

Arctic ice is vanishing – our bold experiment is trying to protect it

Scientists are pumping seawater onto existing ice to make it thicker and more resilient.

Shaun Fitzgerald, Director, Centre for Climate Repair, University of Cambridge • conversation
May 13, 2025 • ~7 min

White House plans for Alaskan oil and gas face some hurdles – including from Trump and the petroleum industry

Donald Trump says he is a big fan of oil and gas. His actions may not be of great interest to the industry. And the results may not be what he says he wants.

Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer in International Studies, University of Washington • conversation
April 11, 2025 • ~10 min

US and Russia squabble over Arctic security as melting ice opens up shipping routes

Melting ice in the Arctic is opening up shipping routes and making the region a valuable strategic asset.

Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham • conversation
April 4, 2025 • ~9 min

The US military has cared about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War – for good reason

During the Cold War, the US poured support into Arctic military outposts and climate research amid fears of a Russian invasion. Climate change is still on the military’s radar as a threat multiplier.

Paul Bierman, Fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment, Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Vermont • conversation
March 17, 2025 • ~11 min

Greenland’s fossil fuel ban is up in the air after recent election

Fossil fuels are a dangerous way to secure the economic foundation of an independent Greenland.

Lukas Slothuus, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex • conversation
March 13, 2025 • ~6 min

The Greenland ice sheet is falling apart – new study

We analysed 8,000 maps and found crevasses are increasing in size and depth.

Tom Chudley, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Department of Geography, Durham University • conversation
Feb. 4, 2025 • ~7 min

We built an AI model that analysed millions of images of retreating glaciers – what it found is alarming

Scientists have tracked decades of glacier retreat in the fast-warming Arctic islands of Svalbard.

Konrad Heidler, Chair of Data Science in Earth Observation, Technical University of Munich • conversation
Jan. 17, 2025 • ~7 min

Why we need to transform the Arctic Ocean into a North Pole marine reserve

Explorer Pen Hadow is campaigning for a North Pole marine reserve to protect the Arctic’s peoples, its species and its natural landscape.

Brendan Godley, Professor of Conservation Science, University of Exeter • conversation
Jan. 2, 2025 • ~7 min

In the Arctic, planting more trees actually makes the world warmer

Tree planting can help address the climate and biodiversity crises – but only in the right circumstances.

Jeppe Aagaard Kristensen, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Global Change Ecology, Aarhus University • conversation
Jan. 2, 2025 • ~7 min

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