Ny-Ålesund, a small international research outpost nestled among the snowy mountains and icy fjords of Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, is one of the northernmost ...

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 ...

Living off one of the richest oceans in the Arctic, the polar bears by the Chukchi Sea appear to be thriving. Females are in good health and give birth to healthy cubs. Overall, this Alaskan ...

The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius ...

A train running along Norway's northern coast, known as the Arctic Circle Express, derailed on Thursday killing at least one person and injuring several others, police reported. The train was ...

Please try again later. Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ranks as one of the wildest places on Earth. In the winter, it’s a haven for some of the last polar bears that traverse land ...

Courtesy of Bird Alliance of Oregon An arctic fox spotted wandering in Portland last week is now being cared for by the Bird Alliance of Oregon, after someone approached by the small white mammal ...

The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius ...

Polar bears in some parts of the high Arctic are developing ice buildup and related injuries to their feet, apparently due to changing sea ice conditions in a warming Arctic. While surveying the ...

By Jacob Judah Jacob Judah traveled to a research station in northern Alaska to interview experts on the Arctic. Western scientists studying the Arctic are increasingly lost in the hunt for data ...