Climate change causing habitat loss and reduced food is the main problem for polar bears, but plastic waste and other pollutants are growing risks. Greenland’s polar bears have a thyroid problem.

Polar Maritime Seminar, co-hosted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Norway's Chairship of the Arctic ...

From the frozen ice caps of the polar regions to the warm waters of the tropical coral reefs, from deep sea vents to shallow seagrass beds, the oceans contain the greatest diversity of life on Earth.

How is climate change affecting polar regions? Climate change is amplified in the polar regions. The northern and southern reaches of the planet are warming faster than any area on Earth, with the ...

Researchers monitor the activities of polar bears in the Arctic. For safety, one person oversees field researchers from the vessel. [KOREA POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE] Scientists in the Arctic and ...

The polar and cold regions comprise the Arctic, Antarctica, high altitude areas, as well as the global permafrost regions. Even though they are only sparsely populated, the polar and cold regions play ...

Elisa Bergami of the University of Siena said the study showed that plastic pollution is “ubiquitous” and had reached even remote polar regions.

What do you hear when you think of the Arctic and Antarctic? "Singing" ice, a seal that sounds like it is in space, and a seismic airgun thundering like a bomb are some of the noises released by ...