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 ...

OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja were due to visit on Monday the main settlement on the strategically located Arctic archipelago of Svalbard at a time of increased interest in the ...

Ancient fossils from Alaska reveal birds nested in the Arctic 73 million years ago, challenging previous assumptions about ...

The researchers analyzed rare fossils of hatchling birds found in northern Alaska, which offered the earliest evidence of the creatures reproducing in a polar region ...

Melting Arctic sea ice is forcing cruise ships to alter traditional routes, offering travelers unexpected paths while ...

announced shortly after Trump's return to the White House that it will inject €1.95 billion into boosting its military presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic region. Iceland, together with ...

As arctic ice melts and global warming advances, the arctic is transforming into a new hub for trade, infrastructure and strategic competition. Although distant, Taiwan cannot ignore this shift. As a ...

Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young.

Despite global cuts to mercury emissions, Arctic wildlife are accumulating toxic levels as century-old pollution rides ocean ...

The paper documents the earliest known evidence of birds nesting in polar regions. Each spring, the Arctic comes alive with the sounds of chirping and the arrival of fluffy hatchlings, as millions of ...

A systematic assessment in a recent study has shed light on the crucial role that polar regions play in achieving ... warming trends across the Arctic, Antarctic, and the Tibetan Plateau.

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