Today the Arctic is still a site of peril and promise. A new race to the North Pole is under way, as politicians dream of ...

A new seafloor map reveals an area in the Arctic Ocean twice the size of France and six times the size of England. This addition contributes to the Seabed 2030 project, which aims to map the ...

The University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial Center recently set out to create a complete topographical map of the entire arctic, including Alaska. The project is part of a national initiative ...

A fearsome new Arctic blast is set to cover swathes of the US today - as forecasters warn ‘record-breaking’ cold weather is set to follow. Residents in the Northern Plains will be among the ...

This was not the first such disappearing act in the high Arctic, or the first need to erase land from the map. Nearly a century ago, an innovative airborne expedition redrew the maps of large ...

As the Arctic warms, its mighty rivers are changing in ways that could have vast consequences – not only for the Arctic region but for the world. Rivers represent the land branch of the earth ...

This was not the first such disappearing act in the high Arctic, or the first need to erase land from the map. Nearly a century ago, an innovative airborne expedition redrew the maps of large ...

Thawing ice in the Arctic may open up new routes for internet cables that lie at the bottom of the ocean and carry most international data traffic. And more routes matter when underwater ...

The Pentagon's move to shift its oversight of Greenland under U.S. Northern Command aligns with President Trump’s pledge to ...

That meant a week-long round trip to the nearest town, Whitehorse, 900km away. Hunting for Arctic minerals is rough, risky work. Any slip with heavy machinery, and medical help may be a three-hour ...