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The delicate polar region began to rapidly warm up in the early 20th century as saltier and much warmer waters from the Atlantic started to flow in.

According to a recent study, the Arctic Ocean has been warming from the start of the 20th century, decades sooner than existing records show.

The Arctic Ocean has been warming since the onset of the 20th century, decades earlier than instrument observations would suggest, according to new research.

A sediment core from Svalbard has revealed a sudden influx of warm water in the Arctic in 1907, which is evidence of a process that is spurring ice loss

The Arctic Ocean has been getting warmer since the beginning of the 20th century – decades earlier than records suggest – due to warmer water flowing into t

Copenhagen, Oct 21 Little pieces of plastic can now be found everywhere: from table salt, drinking water and food, to the deep seas, far deserts and most remote mountains. While it's not surprising

Compared with microplastics in the marine and terrestrial environments, the phenomenon of airborne microplastics is even less well understood.

[By Alek Petty andLinette Boisvert] September marks the end of the summer sea ice melt season and...

HMS Protector Sails Further North Than Any Other Royal Navy Ship in History June 29, 2021 The Royal Navy’s HMS Protector has set a record for sailing closer to the North Pole than any other British surface ship in history. The Plymouth-based survey ship is on her first Arctic patrol after completing an extensive overhaul in January. Since then, Protector has been conducting extensive trials and training with the goal of deploying to Antarctica later this year. HMS Protector has spent this mo...

The ship tested herself against various depths and types of ice, assisted by scientists Icebreaker HMS Protector sailed closer to the North Pole than any other Royal Navy ship in history on her first patrol of the Arctic. The survey and research ship crunched her way through polar ice to within 1,050 kilometres of the top of the world as she gathered data about the ocean and environment. Only submarines – such as HMS Trenchant which punched through the ice at the Pole in 2...