Arctic Ocean: why winter sea ice has stalled, and what it means for the rest of the world
The Laptev Sea is one of the Arctic's biggest nurseries of new sea ice in winter, but Siberia's record summer heat may have halted production.
Oct. 26, 2020 • ~5 min
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The Arctic hasn't been this warm for 3 million years – and that foreshadows big changes for the rest of the planet
Extreme shrinkage of summer sea ice is just the latest evidence of rapid Arctic warming – and what happens in the Arctic doesn't stay there.
Sept. 30, 2020 • ~9 min
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Ancient DNA is revealing the genetic landscape of people who first settled East Asia
By studying the DNA of people who lived in East Asia thousands of years ago, scientists are starting to untangle how the region was populated.
Sept. 15, 2020 • ~11 min
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Arctic warming: are record temperatures and fires arriving earlier than scientists predicted?
The high temperatures and wildfires of 2019 were thought to have heralded a freak summer for the Arctic. Then 2020 brought worse.
Sept. 8, 2020 • ~7 min
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Mammoth task: the Russian family on a resurrection quest to tackle the climate crisis
The Zimovs want to restore the prehistoric 'mammoth steppe' ecosystem and see if it slows down – or even reverses – melting permafrost.
Sept. 7, 2020 • ~24 min
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A 20,000-tonne oil spill is contaminating the Arctic – it could take decades to clean up
Climate change is thawing permafrost and increasing the risk of these accidents, and the region has fewer of the bacteria that can 'clean up' oil spills.
July 14, 2020 • ~8 min
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Ancient pup ‘Zhokhov’ clarifies sled dog origins
DNA from a 9,500-year-old dog from the Siberian island of Zhokhov provides a new picture of sled dogs today, including huskies and malamutes.
June 26, 2020 • ~5 min
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Siberia heatwave: why the Arctic is warming so much faster than the rest of the world
Models have predicted for some time that with every degree of global warming, the Arctic will see double or more.
June 25, 2020 • ~5 min
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100 degrees in Siberia? 5 ways the extreme Arctic heat wave follows a disturbing pattern
The Arctic is warming about twice as fast as the planet as a whole, with serious consequences. Scientists have been warning about this for decades.
June 25, 2020 • ~7 min
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Triple-digit heat in Siberia? 5 ways the extreme Arctic heat wave follows a disturbing pattern
The Arctic is warming about twice as fast as the planet as a whole, with serious consequences. Scientists have been warning about this for decades.
June 25, 2020 • ~7 min
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