“Methylmercury in particular is dangerous because it acts as a strong neurotoxin for both animals and humans,” says Bank.

A new study published shows that despite reductions in mercury release, mercury concentrations in Arctic wildlife continue to rise. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI June 12 (UPI) --Mercury concentrations ...

Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of planet-warming pollution. As wildfires increase and hotter temperatures melt long-frozen ground, the region is ...

Researchers used Arctic ice core records to reconstruct historic atmospheric lead pollution in Roman times and link exposure to cognitive declines. They explained that lead exposure is responsible for ...

The Dartmouth-led study analyzed ice core data from Greenland and a 700-foot core members of the research team extracted from Denali National Park and Preserve in 2013. The Denali ice core contains a ...

Image: A Greenland ice core reveals pollution in the Arctic region was higher 100 years ago. New research, reported this week in the online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

Arctic tundra is releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as hotter temperatures melt frozen ground and wildfires increase. Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now ...