Could artificial refreezing help save polar ice?
As sea and land ice declines in the Arctic and Antarctic, some scientists have begun proposing geo-engineering efforts to re-freeze or stabilize some of...
The near-perfect remains of a baby woolly mammoth have been found...
On Tuesday, a gold miner digging through the permafrost in the Klondike gold fields within Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin first nation traditional territory discovered a frozen...
Trump administration sidelines U.S. offshore drilling plan after court ruling
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration's plans to expand offshore drilling are on hold after a March court ruling blocked drilling in the Arctic and...
Canada’s federal government will clean up notorious Iqaluit dumpsite
An old Iqaluit dumpsite littered with metal refuse, fuel barrels and other toxic waste overlooking the Sylvia Grinnell River will soon be removed, following...
EU to seek ban on oil and gas exploration in the...
The European Union will seek a ban on tapping new oil, coal and gas deposits in the Arctic to protect a region severely affected...
A new analysis finds melting at Russian Arctic glaciers is speeding...
Until recently, glaciers sprawling over three separate archipelagos in Russia’s High Arctic have remained more protected and intact than the faster-melting glaciers in subarctic...
Russia makes new big cuts to Arctic spending
A revised funding scheme for Russia's Arctic program, which is to cover the period until year 2020, is far lower than the original sum, RBC reports.
The country’s Ministry...
Finland will work to keep tensions low in the Arctic
“Arctic cooperation is facing great challenges; there might be some icebergs in sight,” said Aleksi Härkönen, the Senior Arctic Official of Finland and current...
As the Arctic’s attractions mount, Greenland is a security black hole
COPENHAGEN — On a windy August afternoon in 2017, Akitsinnguaq Ina Olsen was relaxing in the old harbor of Nuuk, Greenland's capital, when a...
U.S. and Canada update agreement to protect rapidly changing Beaufort Sea
Alaska and Canada share a portion of the Arctic Ocean known as the Beaufort Sea. With sea ice retreating, there is more opportunity for...
