Rarely in the news, the Arctic has returned to the spotlight following the return of Donald Trump as US president. But who owns this polar region, and why is it so important to Arctic nations?

As the name suggests, permafrost was long considered to be permanent. But more recently, researchers have come to realize ...

Greenland, once an afterthought in global politics, is now at the centre of a high-stakes geopolitical contest. The United ...

Antarctica — which is one and a half times the size of Canada — has been governed by a treaty of nations. But with rising ...

We don’t oppose climate solutions ... Elsewhere, Greenland’s Inuit have long lobbied against Arctic militarization, joining the broader Inuit community in referring to the region as a “zone of peace.” ...

Arctic temperatures spiked 36 degrees Fahrenheit, or 20 Celsius, above normal. By the end of the month, sea ice was at its ...

ANTARCTICA (WKRC) - Scientists determined that the Arctic entered a "new regime" due to the effects of climate change, ...

The Arctic is a very cold and unique part of our planet. It is filled with ice, snow, and amazing landscapes. But the Arctic ...

On decadal timescales, the loss of Arctic ice favors the climate of the south-west of the United States -- and California in particular -- becoming drier on average, especially in winter. This ...

New research reveals that Arctic sea ice loss can disrupt weather worldwide, making California drier while increasing winter ...

Researchers at a remote station in Canada’s Northwest Territories have contended with wildfire and melting permafrost.

Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that the daily global sea ice extent, which combines the amount of sea ice present in the Arctic and Antarctic, hit a new low in early ...