The USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) is returning to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk on Thursday, according to Navy officials.

A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms. The origin of this "cold blob ...

Fighting it out over the Arctic, with the vast resources of the Arctic, is going to be the new great game of the twenty-first century,” Steve Bannon, who served as chief strategist early in President ...

That’s why it took scientists by surprise when dozens of lightning strikes were detected within 300 nautical miles of the North Pole this past weekend. In fact, it was so unusual that it was ...

Do you think you know everything about the good ol' U.S. of A.? These fascinating U.S. geography facts are guaranteed to blow ...

With a waterfall twice the height of Niagara, the longest remote hiking trail in North America, and a population of just ...

The world map is familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but in terms of country and continent size, it’s way off – and all because of a 16th-century projection.

Holland America's Westerdam entered the Arctic Circle during its solstice cruise which gave guests the unique opportunity to ...

The Pentagon has made a major change in how the U.S. military handles operations in Greenland. Earlier, a command called U.S.

Research ships rarely brave the Greenland Sea in winter. Early this year, scientists ventured into the ice-covered waters to capture crucial data about the planet’s future.

Lake Agassiz no longer exists, however, it was one of the largest lakes in North America during the last ice age at an estimated size of around 170,000 square miles. (CREDIT: CC BY-SA 4.0) ...

Computer models of ocean tides shed light on the formation of three large mud patches on the north-west European shelf: the Fladen Ground (top), Western Irish Sea (middle) and Celtic Deep mud belts.