The Vibram Ketterlift outsole provides ample traction on wet surfaces and does an excellent job absorbing shock in the heel when hiking on uneven terrain. As seasons change, so does the gear we ...

Since July, China sent its three icebreakers to the Arctic Sea for the first time, according to Newsweek, which cited open-source ship tracking data based on the automatic identification system ...

Imagine struggling with everyday tasks like watering your plants or peeling potatoes because of weakened grip strength. For many people dealing with conditions like osteoarthritis or myositis ...

Flowing across Alaska to the Bering Sea, the Yukon River erodes the permafrost along its banks and carries sediment downstream. As our planet warms, this permafrost is eroding faster and releasing ...

Scientists have found new evidence that melting Arctic permafrost could unleash large sums of mercury, a dangerous toxin. Scientists estimate that the amount of mercury in the atmosphere has grown ...

The addition of heavy metals into the water system could impact the food chain. Melting permafrost in the Arctic is releasing toxic mercury into the water system, potentially impacting the food ...

“There could be this giant mercury bomb in the Arctic waiting to explode,” USC Dornsife’s Josh West, a co-author of the study, said in a press statement. “Because of the way it behaves ...

Some scientists are warning that thawing of the Arctic and other northern latitudes is helping to release vast amounts of mercury into the environment, posing a danger to the ecosystem and ...

“There could be this giant mercury bomb in the Arctic waiting to explode,” USC Dornsife’s Josh West, a co-author of the study, said in a press statement. “Because of the way it behaves chemically, a ...

The Coast Guard has announced that Juneau, Alaska, will be the home port for the Aiviq, a U.S.-registered Arctic oil exploration ... the USCGC Polar Star, the sole heavy icebreaker in the fleet.