In 2011, Stanford University professor Kevin Arrigo and a team of researchers made an unexpected discovery beneath the Arctic ice, publishing their …
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Scientists Found Something Alarming Under The Arctic Ice
In 2011, Stanford University professor Kevin Arrigo and a team of researchers made an unexpected discovery beneath the Arctic ice, publishing their findings with Science: a large bloom of phytoplankton flourishing where it shouldn't have been able to survive. Phytoplankton, microscopic organisms that produce oxygen through photosynthesis, need sunlight to thrive. Due to the thickness and reflectivity of ice in the Arctic, however, scientists had long assumed that it would be impossible for...
The Arctic tundra ecosystem, found in the far north polar area of the world, is characterized by cold temperatures, frozen soil called permafrost and …
In the extreme cold of the Arctic, decomposers — the organisms that break down dead organic material — work a little differently and a lot more …
The Arctic tundra has a reputation for being cold and inhospitable – and it's true that for much of the year, this is a land of wind-driven snow and …
Derived from the Finnish word tunturi, which means 'treeless plain,' the tundra is regarded as one of the coldest and most environmentally …
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