Global warming is changing Canada’s boreal forest and tundra
Global warming is affecting the boreal forest — what happens will depend on the climate, vegetation and the frequency and intensity of wildfires. Changes...
A decision looms on the Willow oil and gas project in...
Environmental and climate activists are rallying online against ConocoPhillips’ proposed Willow oil and gas drilling project in Alaska's Arctic as the administration of U.S....
Sámi protesters, Thunberg, end wind turbine demonstrations
OSLO — Hundreds of Indigenous and environmental campaigners, including Greta Thunberg, blocked the main road to Norway's royal palace on Friday as they ended...
Greta Thunberg detained by Norway police during pro-Sámi protest
OSLO — Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg was twice detained during a demonstration in support of Indigenous rights in Oslo on Wednesday, with police removing...
‘Doomsday’ Arctic seed vault gets boost as efforts to secure food...
LONDON — A 'doomsday' Arctic seed vault on Spitsbergen island in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard is set to receive its most diverse...
Thunberg, Indigenous protesters block Norway energy ministry over wind farms
OSLO — Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg and hundreds of other activists on Monday blocked entrances to Norway's energy ministry, protesting against wind turbines built...
Norway’s Global Seed Vault turns 15
COPENHAGEN — On the Arctic Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, the Global Seed Vault celebrated its 15th anniversary on Sunday.
The seed vault contains almost 1.2...
Scientists dissect 3,500-year-old bear discovered in Siberian permafrost
YAKUTSK, Russia — A brown bear that lay almost perfectly preserved in the frozen wilds of eastern Siberia for 3,500 years has undergone a...
Alaska lawsuit seeks to limit environmental protections for some Arctic seals
The state of Alaska filed suit last week against the National Marine Fisheries Service, claiming the agency drew overly large protection areas for two...
Alaska’s Bering Sea crab crisis is a sign of big changes...
The first-ever cancellation of Alaska’s Bering Sea snow crab harvest was unprecedented and a shock to the state’s fishing industry and the communities dependent...
