Denmark, Canada agree to settle Hans Island dispute
A long-standing dispute over what is essentially a large rock between Nunavut and Greenland may soon find its end after representatives from Denmark and...
Pilots report UFO sighting over Nunavut’s northern Baffin Island
Pilots have reported the sighting of an unidentified flying object on Nov. 24, as they flew from Iqaluit to the Mary River mine in...
Alaska health officials now recommend much higher Vitamin D supplements
In Alaska, as in the rest of the circumpolar North, residents struggle with deficiencies of Vitamin D, a bone-strengthening nutrient the body absorbs from...
An Arctic fox surprises researchers with an epic run across polar...
A satellite-tracked Arctic fox stunned researchers by making a 3,500-kilometer trek across Arctic sea ice and glacier to travel from the Norwegian archipelago of...
Arctic coastal erosion isn’t just a byproduct of climate change —...
Thousands of years ago, at the end of the last glacial period, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere shot up suddenly on three separate occasions...
The Bering Sea is already nearly ice-free, setting up more havoc...
A year ago, a midwinter meltdown erased most of the ice in the Bering Sea, leaving vast stretches of open water and creating shocking...
How geopolitics complicate the U.S. Navy’s plans for major Arctic operations
In response to new Russian rules on the Northern Sea Route, the U.S. Navy plans to undertake significant operations in the Arctic this summer,...
Alaska moves to include Native languages in public signs
Expect to start seeing Native languages on public information signs around the Alaska.
Under an administrative order issued by Gov. Bill Walker last month, state...
Renewed EU funding will keep a Scandinavian Arctic fox program going
Conservationists who have brought the Arctic fox in Norway and Sweden back from the brink of extinction will receive an additional €1 million ($1.1...
Huge ice block breaks off Arctic’s largest remaining ice shelf
Scientists on Monday said the vast and ancient ice sheet sitting atop Greenland had sloughed off a 113-square-kilometer (approx. 44-square-mile) chunk of ice last...
