This past summer in the Arctic was the warmest since 1900, contributing to disasters across the wider region, including flooding in Juneau, Alaska and a record wildfire season in Canada. Those are ...

For decades, scientists believed the Arctic Ocean was sealed under a massive slab of ice during the coldest ice ages — but new research proves otherwise. Sediment samples from the seafloor, paired ...

While the Arctic might seem remote, what happens in this region is a bellwether for the global climate and the report makes clear that its impacts are far-reaching.

Scientists have found evidence that the Asian continent was free of permafrost all the way to its northerly coast with the ...

As the Arctic warms, its mighty rivers are changing in ways that could have vast consequences – not only for the Arctic region but for the world. Rivers represent the land branch of the earth ...

"We are doing it all day, all night." Veteran meteorologist shares inside look at grueling weather research in the Arctic: ...

Climate change is heating the Arctic faster than anywhere else on the planet. Communities around the polar region are already suffering, and conditions there are fueling extreme weather events ...

Temperatures in the Arctic region remained near record highs this year, according to a report issued on Tuesday, leading to low summer sea ice, cascading impacts on the regional food web and ...

Joe Biden Biden admin creates Arctic region ambassador position to counter climate change, geopolitical threats The State Department said a 'peaceful' Arctic region is of 'critical strategic ...

Arctic greening won’t save the climate The Arctic has been greening as temperatures rise. ... mostly treeless region stretching across the far northern areas of North America and Eurasia.

The battle for control of the Arctic Circle is, er, heating up. The Associated Press reported that Nome, Alaska will be the site of America's first deepwater Arctic port — a $600 million ...

The Pentagon on Monday announced a new strategy to build up its presence in the Arctic region, which is becoming more contested militarily as climate change drives the melting of sea ice and opens ...