#Arctic Ocean

Author: Sudhin Thanawala / Source: The Washington Times President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he reversed bans on offshore drilling in vast parts of the Arctic Ocean and dozens of canyons in the Atlantic Ocean, a U.S. judge said in a ruling that restored the Obama-era restrictions.

Author: Carolyn Gramling / Source: Science News Peggy’s data were a bit of a shock. From an anchored vantage point in an expanse of the southeastern Bering Sea west of Alaska, Peggy, or mooring M2, had monitored conditions in the water for 25 years. A line of sensors extended down more than 70

Author: Carolyn Gramling / Source: Science News for Students Peggy’s data were a bit of a shock. Peggy is a floating buoy attached to sensors that monitor the temperature, saltiness and other properties of the Arctic’s Bering Sea. These sensors reach down more than 70 meters (about 230 feet)

Author: Robby Berman / Source: Big Think Magnetic north has recently been moving north from Canada to Russia in a cold hurry. It’s moving about 33 miles a year instead of the usual 7 miles. World navigation models had to updated ahead of schedule to catch up with it. If you’re reading this as

Author: SARAH KAPLAN / Source: ScienceAlert Magnetic north is not where it used to be. Since 2015, the place to which a compass points has been sprinting toward Siberia at a pace of more than 30 miles (48 kilometres) a year. And this week, after a delay caused by the month-long partial