New Arctic military base is declared ready for operation
In September 2013, a flotilla of three Northern Fleet vessels, seven support vessels and four nuclear icebreakers moored on the coast of Kotelny Island...
Photos: Reindeer herding in Russia’s remote Arctic
KRASNOYE, Russia — In Russia's remote Arctic regions, reindeer herding has been a way of life for centuries.
Each winter, herders in Russia's sparsely populated Nenets...
Franklin wreck artifacts heading to London, Ottawa for future exhibit
Relics recovered from the wreck of the HMS Erebus in Nunavut’s Queen Maud Gulf will soon make a long-awaited return across the Atlantic to...
Polar bears in perspective: humanity’s complicated relationship with the Arctic’s iconic...
Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon
By Michael Engelhard; University of Washington Press; 2016; 304 pages; $29.95
The image of the polar bear...
Sipilä, Medvedev discuss trans-Arctic cable
An Arctic fiber-optic cable was high on the agenda as Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his Finnish counterpart Juha Sipilä met Friday in the northern Finnish...
As temperatures rise, oil industry adapts to sustain Alaska ice-road seasons
Alaska’s North Slope oil industry is battling back as Earth has warmed, adopting new techniques to allow operators to start building ice roads as early as...
Inuktut language group to meet with Prince of Wales as part...
KUUJJUAQ—“Qanuippit Saali?”
Harry Tulugak jokes about how he’ll greet Prince Charles when he meets him.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales might not understand Inuktitut,...
Greenland airports looking local for new air-traffic controllers
A planned overhaul of Greenland’s airport infrastructure aimed at increasing the volume of international traffic flying to the country will create an increasing need...
Oil industry fears new Yamal sinkholes
Seismic sensors are being installed near key industrial sites and infrastructure objects in response to worries over the threat posed by sinkholes.
"We always thought that...
Canadian wildlife committee wants Arctic caribou listed under Species at Risk...
A national committee on endangered wildlife is calling for enhanced protection of barren-ground caribou, warning the population is at a critical stage when human...
