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...
Russia releases secret footage of the 1961 Arctic test of ‘Tsar...
MOSCOW — Russia has released previously classified footage of the world's largest nuclear explosion, caused when the Soviet Union detonated the so-called Tsar Bomba...
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,...
A U.S. Coast Guard ship unexpectedly encountered Chinese and Russian warships...
A U.S. Coast Guard vessel on a routine patrol in the Bering Sea waters off Alaska earlier this month unexpectedly encountered Chinese and Russian...
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...
