The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21), the Coast Guard’s first polar icebreaker acquired in more than 25 years, departed on its maiden voyage to safeguard U.S. sovereign interests in the Arctic and conduct Coast Guard missions. Storis’ departure marks an early milestone in the Service’s transformation through Force Design 2028 (FD2028), which includes […]
Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young. The same was true 73 million years ago, according to a paper featured on the cover of this week’s edition of the journal Science. The paper documents the earliest-known example of birds nesting […]
New research examining 11,700 years of bowhead whale persistence throughout the Arctic projects that sea ice loss due to climate change will cause their habitat to severely contract by up to 75 per cent. An international team led by researchers from the University of Adelaide and the University of Copenhagen reconstructed an 11,700-year ecological baseline […]
This summer, travel the Dalton Highway to get an up-close look at the world’s largest Arctic research station. Toolik Field Station is celebrating 50 years of research and welcomes all to join them for a Visitor’s Day on Friday, June 6, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meet station staff and scientists as you tour Toolik facilities […]