that if either pole of the earth were situated in a lowland area the winter snowfall would be insufficient to produce a permanent ice-cap, is fundamentally based upon the fact that the Arctic ...

Nestled deep within the Scottish Highlands is a vast plateau of artic alpine environment called the Cairngorms, which is home ...

China’s Coast Guard claimed it entered waters of the Arctic Ocean for the first time as part of a joint patrol with Russia – in the latest sign of enhanced coordination between the two in a ...

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 Arctic is not the most hospitable place on Earth. Some Arctic animals like reindeer have several genetic adaptations to help them thrive there, and one of the region’s top predators is no ...

“The Arctic is really strategic territory,” Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, told local media after the incident. Sullivan was not impressed by the U.S. Coast Guard’s response. “We need the ...

Since July, China has sent three icebreakers to the Arctic region. China increased its Arctic presence immediately after a U.S. Coast Guard cutter caught fire and had to cut short its Arctic mission.

The show of force between the United States and Russia continued to heat up as they conducted power projections in the air and on land around the freezing Arctic region. The series of military ...

It is an odd place. Way above the Arctic Circle—a mere 814 miles from the North Pole—Longyearbyen, in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, is home to only 2,400 people but more than 1.3 million seeds.

Covering five main habitats; oceans, forests, deserts, grasslands and the arctic, the idea is simple- that if we do not collectively act to conserve our planet and its species, then we’re left with ...

The west has pushed back militarily against Russia's Arctic ambitions as well. Within days of the beginning of Moscow's war against Ukraine in February 2022, the seven western members of the ...

SeaWorld Orlando is adding a “flying theater” attraction with scenes from the Arctic. It is scheduled to open in spring 2025, the theme park announced Thursday. The visuals for the theater ...