News from the polar regions during May included an interesting safe haven for viruses, continuation of the legislation regarding polar bear protection, and new uses of technology to monitor ice sheets and glaciers. Missed these stories the first time around? Read on!
What happens to viruses in between pandemics? New research suggests that the ice of […]

On Friday, May 29, tune into the Discovery Channel at 8 p.m. for the first episode of Nature’s Most Amazing Events, a new six-part series co-produced by the BBC and Discovery Channel. This episode, “Arctic Summer,” explores how melting sea ice transforms the Arctic region.
 The other five episodes include: Grizzly Wilderness, Surviving the Serengeti, Army […]

When we talk about the problems of global climate change, we tend to focus on cars and coal-burning power plants as major contributors. Yet there is another significant player - consumer electronics. The number of cell phones, MP3 players, laptops, and flat screen TVs is increasing rapidly, and not just in wealthier nations. It is […]

When the headlines announce a new finding about the state of our planet’s well-being, chances are good that the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be mentioned in the story as a funding source for some or all of the research. The extent of NSF’s involvement in climate research is reported in a new publication titled Climate […]

The world’s largest and most biologically diverse lake faces the prospect of severe ecological disruption as a result of climate change. Lake Baikal in Siberia has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO because a high proportion of its fauna and flora is found nowhere else. 
U.S. and Russian scientists have studied the modern-day stresses […]