Polar Bears are in Trouble - and Ice Melt’s Not the Half of It: Scientists are increasingly concerned that pollutants, including flame retardants and PCB, are making their way from industrialized cities into the bodies of polar bears through a combination of wind, water, and bioaccumulation.
Long-Term Integrated Studies Show Complex and Surprising Effects of Climate Change in the Northern Hardwood Forest: A team of researchers studied the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (HBEF) using both long-term and in-depth field measurements to understand the complex effects of climate change on ecosystems.