Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
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Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research is an Open Access international, scientific journal publishing multidisciplinary environmental research on cold regions.
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Edwards et al.’s #newarticle for our “Beringian Environments” collection provides the first detailed sedimentary ancient DNA data from the iconic Duvanny Yar site in the Sakha Republic, revealing dry and disturbed grass-forb vegetation cover: doi.org/10.1080/1523....
January 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Edwards et al.’s #newarticle for our “Beringian Environments” collection provides the first detailed sedimentary ancient DNA data from the iconic Duvanny Yar site in the Sakha Republic, revealing dry and disturbed grass-forb vegetation cover: doi.org/10.1080/1523....
🚨NEW RESEARCH ALERT🚨
42 giant pockmarks, some up to 800m wide, have been discovered on the West Greenland shelf, according to Krawczyk et al.’s #newarticle. The figure below is a hypothetical scenario of how these pockmarks formed: doi.org/10.1080/1523....
42 giant pockmarks, some up to 800m wide, have been discovered on the West Greenland shelf, according to Krawczyk et al.’s #newarticle. The figure below is a hypothetical scenario of how these pockmarks formed: doi.org/10.1080/1523....
January 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM
🚨NEW RESEARCH ALERT🚨
42 giant pockmarks, some up to 800m wide, have been discovered on the West Greenland shelf, according to Krawczyk et al.’s #newarticle. The figure below is a hypothetical scenario of how these pockmarks formed: doi.org/10.1080/1523....
42 giant pockmarks, some up to 800m wide, have been discovered on the West Greenland shelf, according to Krawczyk et al.’s #newarticle. The figure below is a hypothetical scenario of how these pockmarks formed: doi.org/10.1080/1523....
For our collection "Mountain Hydrology in a Changing World: Building on the Diverse Contributions of Mark “Snobear” Williams", Rue & McKnight published a #newarticle of field studies quantifying acid rock drainage to a watershed in the Colorado Rockies: doi.org/10.1080/1523...
January 27, 2026 at 4:29 PM
For our collection "Mountain Hydrology in a Changing World: Building on the Diverse Contributions of Mark “Snobear” Williams", Rue & McKnight published a #newarticle of field studies quantifying acid rock drainage to a watershed in the Colorado Rockies: doi.org/10.1080/1523...
For our collection “Mountain Hydrology in a Changing World: Building on the Diverse Contributions of Mark “Snobear” Williams”, Sommers et al. wrote a #newarticle exploring the microbial world of the Dinwoody Glacier in the Wind River Range, Wyoming: doi.org/10.1080/1523....
January 26, 2026 at 5:50 PM
For our collection “Mountain Hydrology in a Changing World: Building on the Diverse Contributions of Mark “Snobear” Williams”, Sommers et al. wrote a #newarticle exploring the microbial world of the Dinwoody Glacier in the Wind River Range, Wyoming: doi.org/10.1080/1523....
As an addition to our “Beringian Environments” collection, Wanket et al. published a #newarticle that found that Beringian megafauna were genetically resilient to a long-distance volcanic ashfall: doi.org/10.1080/1523....
January 22, 2026 at 5:20 PM
As an addition to our “Beringian Environments” collection, Wanket et al. published a #newarticle that found that Beringian megafauna were genetically resilient to a long-distance volcanic ashfall: doi.org/10.1080/1523....
#Newarticle out from Grider et al. for our “Hydrological and Ecological Responses to the March 2022 Extreme Polar Weather Events” collection. Researchers assessed the biogeochemistry of proglacial lakes connected to Jostedalsbreen, an ice cap in Western Norway: doi.org/10.1080/1523....
January 21, 2026 at 5:33 PM
#Newarticle out from Grider et al. for our “Hydrological and Ecological Responses to the March 2022 Extreme Polar Weather Events” collection. Researchers assessed the biogeochemistry of proglacial lakes connected to Jostedalsbreen, an ice cap in Western Norway: doi.org/10.1080/1523....
Khan et al. provides a detailed literature review in this #newarticle on glacial lake mapping, including datasets and methods used, guidance on selection of appropriate data and methods, and recommendations for future research direction: doi.org/10.1080/1523...
December 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Khan et al. provides a detailed literature review in this #newarticle on glacial lake mapping, including datasets and methods used, guidance on selection of appropriate data and methods, and recommendations for future research direction: doi.org/10.1080/1523...
Kent et al. just published a #newarticle and found that Arctic warming and ice-wedge degradation results in a loss of shrubs and a shift towards aquatic moss-dominated vegetation communities. This moss proliferation may be an important climate feedback: doi.org/10.1080/1523....
December 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Kent et al. just published a #newarticle and found that Arctic warming and ice-wedge degradation results in a loss of shrubs and a shift towards aquatic moss-dominated vegetation communities. This moss proliferation may be an important climate feedback: doi.org/10.1080/1523....
Attention @colorado.edu authors! Did you know that University Libraries can provide up to $2,000 to pay for publishing fees for full open access journals, including our own AAAR? Please read through the eligibility criteria carefully: libraries.colorado.edu/research/ope....
December 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Attention @colorado.edu authors! Did you know that University Libraries can provide up to $2,000 to pay for publishing fees for full open access journals, including our own AAAR? Please read through the eligibility criteria carefully: libraries.colorado.edu/research/ope....
Kopalová et. al. published a #newarticle that explores bacterial and diatom diversity in waterbodies across the Antarctic Peninsula. They found significant differences in bacterial, but not diatom, communities: doi.org/10.1080/1523...
December 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Kopalová et. al. published a #newarticle that explores bacterial and diatom diversity in waterbodies across the Antarctic Peninsula. They found significant differences in bacterial, but not diatom, communities: doi.org/10.1080/1523...
Glacier meltwater streams can act as both a carbon sink and source, releasing methane but storing carbon dioxide through mineral weathering. Ragnoli et al.’s #newarticle explores this source and sink behavior in the Eastern Alps: doi.org/10.1080/1523...
December 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Glacier meltwater streams can act as both a carbon sink and source, releasing methane but storing carbon dioxide through mineral weathering. Ragnoli et al.’s #newarticle explores this source and sink behavior in the Eastern Alps: doi.org/10.1080/1523...
Hotaling et al.’s #newarticle took them to Paradise Glacier on the south side of Mount Rainier to collect and study glacial ice worms. Despite living in ice, these worms cannot tolerate freezing: doi.org/10.1080/1523...
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Hotaling et al.’s #newarticle took them to Paradise Glacier on the south side of Mount Rainier to collect and study glacial ice worms. Despite living in ice, these worms cannot tolerate freezing: doi.org/10.1080/1523...
Rock glaciers, found in warmer, drier environments than alpine glaciers, are relatively common but their distribution and number are not well known. Fountain et al.’s #newarticle identified 2,257 rock glaciers and their importance to the American West: doi.org/10.1080/1523...
December 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Rock glaciers, found in warmer, drier environments than alpine glaciers, are relatively common but their distribution and number are not well known. Fountain et al.’s #newarticle identified 2,257 rock glaciers and their importance to the American West: doi.org/10.1080/1523...
Ice-capped mountains in the western United States are shrinking due to climate change. Hotaling et al. surveyed five of these summits in Washington state and published a #newarticle detailing their findings: doi.org/10.1080/1523...
December 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Ice-capped mountains in the western United States are shrinking due to climate change. Hotaling et al. surveyed five of these summits in Washington state and published a #newarticle detailing their findings: doi.org/10.1080/1523...
Check out Thomas Ager’s #newarticle that uses a pollen analysis to reconstruct the landscape and climate of western Alaska during and after the Late Glacial Maximum. Turns out the area was drier and colder than it is today: doi.org/10.1080/1523....
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Check out Thomas Ager’s #newarticle that uses a pollen analysis to reconstruct the landscape and climate of western Alaska during and after the Late Glacial Maximum. Turns out the area was drier and colder than it is today: doi.org/10.1080/1523....
#newarticle Ray & Vidrio analyze the longest study of American pika population dynamics & find dramatic decline in juvenile recruitment within a core of the species' range. Warming summers may reduce the successful dispersal of juveniles even at high elevations: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2570526
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
#newarticle Ray & Vidrio analyze the longest study of American pika population dynamics & find dramatic decline in juvenile recruitment within a core of the species' range. Warming summers may reduce the successful dispersal of juveniles even at high elevations: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2570526
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The Ray & Vidrio 2025 pika paper was published in INSTAAR's peer-reviewed journal "Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research" @aaarjournal.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The Ray & Vidrio 2025 pika paper was published in INSTAAR's peer-reviewed journal "Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research" @aaarjournal.bsky.social
Calcareous glacier forefields harbor a rich diversity of Mortierellaceae, typical for high alpine environments. In a #newarticle, Szedlacsek et al. discover that so far undescribed lineages could be isolated from the mountain-sites of Marmolada: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2555628
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Calcareous glacier forefields harbor a rich diversity of Mortierellaceae, typical for high alpine environments. In a #newarticle, Szedlacsek et al. discover that so far undescribed lineages could be isolated from the mountain-sites of Marmolada: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2555628
Muhs & Pigati’s #newarticle on the origin of loess of the last glacial period on Seward Peninsula, AK, reports glacial silts of the Kobuk & Noatak Rivers were the most important sources, from northeasterly paleowinds, in good agreement with climate models: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2564571
October 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Muhs & Pigati’s #newarticle on the origin of loess of the last glacial period on Seward Peninsula, AK, reports glacial silts of the Kobuk & Noatak Rivers were the most important sources, from northeasterly paleowinds, in good agreement with climate models: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2564571
#newarticle by Bergstrom et al. for our special issue on Mountain Hydrology finds that geology and geomorphic indicators of surface water-groundwater exchange are important predictors of water quality in glacier influenced temperature alpine watersheds: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2560144
October 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
#newarticle by Bergstrom et al. for our special issue on Mountain Hydrology finds that geology and geomorphic indicators of surface water-groundwater exchange are important predictors of water quality in glacier influenced temperature alpine watersheds: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2560144
miriamcjones.bsky.social et al.’s #newarticle on Bering Land Bridge (BLB) climate & vegetation during the Last Glacial Maximum shows Bering Sea island vegetation communities reflect the timing of their isolation from the BLB with sea level transgression: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2557062
October 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
miriamcjones.bsky.social et al.’s #newarticle on Bering Land Bridge (BLB) climate & vegetation during the Last Glacial Maximum shows Bering Sea island vegetation communities reflect the timing of their isolation from the BLB with sea level transgression: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2557062
#newarticle Harrison et al. find that pikas in Alaska continue to occupy territories yearly when temperatures in their rock dens remain moderate during summer, which can help identify areas where populations are likely to persist under a changing climate: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2502161
October 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
#newarticle Harrison et al. find that pikas in Alaska continue to occupy territories yearly when temperatures in their rock dens remain moderate during summer, which can help identify areas where populations are likely to persist under a changing climate: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2502161
#newarticle Lakka et al.’s Arctic Answers brief reviews problems with leading practices to protect Arctic biodiversity & argues for environmental policies that better focus on the successful conservation of freshwater and healthy ecosystems in the Arctic: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2506876
September 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
#newarticle Lakka et al.’s Arctic Answers brief reviews problems with leading practices to protect Arctic biodiversity & argues for environmental policies that better focus on the successful conservation of freshwater and healthy ecosystems in the Arctic: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2506876
Marziliano, Stone, & Webb’s #newarticle shows how understanding the representativeness of snow depth measurements as variability increases from the accumulation to melt periods can improve snow supply estimates for springtime runoff: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2495518
September 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Marziliano, Stone, & Webb’s #newarticle shows how understanding the representativeness of snow depth measurements as variability increases from the accumulation to melt periods can improve snow supply estimates for springtime runoff: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2495518
#newarticle Hersberger et al.’s paleoecological study of the Pindos Mountains, northern Greece, reports that transhumant pastoralism might have been practiced since at least the Late Bronze Age, possibly the Neolithic, much earlier than previously thought: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2545038
September 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
#newarticle Hersberger et al.’s paleoecological study of the Pindos Mountains, northern Greece, reports that transhumant pastoralism might have been practiced since at least the Late Bronze Age, possibly the Neolithic, much earlier than previously thought: doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2545038