Does the narwhal's famous tusk help it catch fish?
Intriguing video of narwhals using their tusks to mess with fish has scientists speculating about what this behavior might mean.
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Studying The Ripple Effects Of Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice
Scientists have frozen their ship to an ice floe to study the causes and consequences of diminishing Arctic ice, in the hopes of improving how the Arctic is represented in climate models.
Searching For Solid Ice As Scientists 'Freeze In' To Study A Warming Arctic
A ship of researchers is crossing the Arctic for a year attached to an ice floe. But finding the right chunk of sea ice was a challenge, in part because warmer temperatures are making it thinner.
To Better Understand The Arctic, This Ship Will Spend A Year Frozen Into The Ice
A group of scientists is embarking on a bold plan to better understand an extremely understudied part of the rapidly warming Arctic — the central Arctic Ocean.
A Fire Kills 14 Crew Members Onboard Russian Navy Sub
Russia's Defense Ministry said the submariners were poisoned by fumes from the fire, which broke out on a navy deep water research vessel.
U.S. Backs Away From Offshore Arctic Drilling
The Department of the Interior announced that it is canceling scheduled lease sales of land in the Arctic Ocean. It also won't extend existing leases held by Shell and Statoil.