(CN) — As climate change continues to melt Arctic sea ice, a new study on Wednesday suggests increasing ship traffic and seismic airgun blasts negatively impact the region’s narwhals. In the study ...

A deep water port is proposed for Grays Bay in the Arctic. Courtesy, West Kitikmeot Resources Corp. In 2024, the federal government released its draft Ocean Noise Strategy. The long-awaited plan ...

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources found that narwhals face an additional threat. The whale species is “highly affected” by noises from ...

Melting Arctic ice is revealing a hidden world of nitrogen-fixing bacteria beneath the surface. These microbes, not the usual cyanobacteria, enrich the ocean with nitrogen, fueling algae growth that ...

The underwater noise is measured off a boat at a distance of 50, 100 and 150 meters from the star and port sides, as well as from the bow and stern FRANZ JOSEF LAND, July 3. /TASS/. The Arctic ...

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Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder Twila A. Moon receives funding ...

In 2024, the federal government released its draft Ocean Noise Strategy. The long-awaited plan suggested a real effort to understand, mitigate and manage underwater noise in Canada’s oceans. Twelve ...