Plantwatch: Arctic microalgae perform photosynthesis in near darkness

Unlocking secrets of how the algae survive could help extend growing seasons for crop plants at high latitudes. Plants left for too long in the dark usually turn sickly yellow and die, but ...

World - The Guardian - 5 hours ago

Adventures in Arctic gardening

In Norway’s far north, farmers and growers are finding ways to thrive. Their hard-won wisdom — practical, scientific and philosophical — has increasing resonance for us all

Business - Financial Times - November 8

UK snow and ice warnings issued as Arctic air sweeps in

Much colder weather is set to arrive across the UK next week, bringing widespread frosts, plunging temperatures and for some areas, snow.

Russia’s Warming Arctic Is a Climate Threat. War Has Shut Scientists Out of It.

Climate science has been stymied as Russia continues its war in Ukraine. The stalled work threatens to leave the West without a clear picture of how fast the Earth is heating up.

World - The New York Times - October 22

Polar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming Arctic

Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests.

Russia ‘withholding’ vital climate data in the Arctic, warns Nato

Official says accurate modelling of global warming is being hit

World - Financial Times - October 28

Russia’s Crude Shipments Slump on Lower Arctic, Black Sea Flows

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Biden administration seeks to minimize drilling in Arctic wildlife refuge

The Biden administration on Wednesday took a step to advance legally mandated drilling in an Alaska wildlife refuge — but plans to do so on the least amount of land possible. The administration ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6