The last nine years have been the warmest ever recorded in the Arctic Circle, and this year saw a number of new milestones in the region: It was the rainiest summer on record, and plant life ...

The Russian military is investing heavily in its Arctic region nuclear capabilities — infrastructure it believes is “critical” for sustained national security amid tense coexistence with its ...

Simon Pegg will be back as reliable IMF agent and Ethan Hunt ally Benji Dunn; Pom Klementieff is reprising her role as Paris ...

The Arctic Circle has shifted from storing carbon to becoming a source of it as permafrost melts and wildfires occur more frequently. A new study has produced the first map of coastal communities ...

The ArcticCam gives the real-time view from the second floor of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner building in Fairbanks, Alaska. The camera is looking south toward the Chena River and downtown ...

Foreboding environmental milestones abounded again this year in the Arctic, where experts say dramatic climate shifts are fundamentally altering the ecosystem and how it operates. One recent ...

1:54 Canada details new ‘Arctic Foreign Policy’ in effort to bolster northern presence, security Canada will appoint a new Arctic ambassador and set up two new diplomatic missions in Alaska ...

The United States needs to develop a comprehensive strategy for the Arctic. Melting sea ice is generating an emerging Arctic economy. Nations bordering the Arctic are drilling for oil and gas ...

The Russian Northern Fleet also carries out reconnaissance and countermeasures against NATO forces with an eye to the Arctic." Background: On 18 December, a double-decker passenger and freight ...

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 ...

Canada is set to release a new Arctic foreign policy aimed at boosting its diplomatic and security posture in the North to counter growing threats from foreign actors and climate change ...

CLIMATEWIRE | By the end of the decade, the Arctic Ocean could see its first ice-free day on record — even with modest levels of global warming. It’s an unlikely scenario, but it’s possible.