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Svalbard

Svalbard rock ptarmigans mating

The Snowshoe Effect

By Pål Hermansen & Sarah Gilman
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Spotlight
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November 18, 2025

The Svalbard rock ptarmigan, Earth’s northernmost land bird, is finely tuned for winter survival.

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Little auks (Alle alle) flock to Hornsund each summer to nest and feed on a tiny, fat-filled crustacean called Calanus glacialis. The copepod lives in cold Arctic waters, often near the edge of the sea ice in the Arctic Ocean. Photograph by Hannah Hoag
Sea Change
By Hannah Hoag & Marcus Westberg
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Feature
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October 31, 2017

The Arctic Ocean is beginning to look and act more like the Atlantic. It's a shift that threatens to upend an entire food web built on frigid waters.

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