Ocean warming affecting Arctic fish and birds. By Hannah Hoag, Arctic Deeply. 1 of 2 ... On the ocean highway, where they once turned right, they now turned left. By 2011, ...

Melting Arctic ice is not only opening up new passageways for ships. Birds and marine species are also traveling to uncharted waters. Seabird McKeon, a marine biologist with the Smithsonian ...

Sea birds can spread pollutants such as mercury and pesticides across the Arctic in their droppings, Canadian researchers reported Thursday. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit ...

Climate change could make much of the Arctic unsuitable for millions of migratory birds that travel north to breed each year, according to a new international study. Suitable breeding conditions ...

Like scenes out of Gary Larson's "Far Side" comic strip, scientists have discovered a tragicomedy playing out in deaths of Arctic seabirds.

Important poop news, friends: According to a new study, Arctic bird droppings may help keep temperatures cool. The research, published Tuesday in Nature Communications, is the result of an ...

A rare Arctic bird was spotted entangled in fishing line near a California pier, and rescuers rushed to help, a nonprofit said. Beachgoers spotted the yellow-billed loon Jan. 19 off the Cabrillo ...

Unlike bar-tailed godwits, which wade on beaches for food, Arctic terns are ocean birds that can dive for fish in the open sea. The Arctic terns then resumed their journey south.

There are obscene amounts of plastic drifting, floating, and sinking through the Earth’s oceans. Between five and 13 million metric tons entered the ocean in 2010 alone, according to a 2015 ...

The Arctic Ocean is teeming with fish. Some of the most common include salmon, ... there are 201 birds that make their home in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The list includes geese, swans, ...

Of all the ocean basins, the Arctic Ocean is the smallest, covering an area of about 5.4 million square miles ... birds and microorganisms — is disappearing. Since 2000, ...